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Two Hand Time
What time is it when both the hour hand and the minute hand are on the 5?
Answer
Both hands cannot be on the 5 at once, when the hour hand is on the five, the minute hand is on the 12. When the minute hand is on the five, the hour hand is between the 5 and 6.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Time to get a new clock!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!
not really a teaser, just common knowledge.
that was a simple, teaser... CMON PEOPLE!!! lol jk
Jason beat me to it - it's time to fix da clock - easy, but medium fun
Good puzzle but too easy
you all stole my joke i guess great minds think alike-huh?
am i the only one who came up with 5:25 lol
Just as an aside, The answer is wrong. There are indeed watches and clocks that keep the hour hand on the number while the minute hand moves. Not all watches are mechanical, and not all mechanical watches behave in the same way.
is that a teaser?
You really got me in that
No, your not the only one who got 5:25
My answer was "time to get a new clock" since it would obviously be broken if both hands were on the five at the same time.
that'll teach me to listen to whoever taught me to read the time - they said that when the big hand is on the 5 and the little hand is on the 5, the time is quarter past five
Time to have it fixed
I have heard this one many times at first, but yours was best worded. But do not worry. I have never seen this one on the site until now.1
Decent teaser. More of common knowledge, but eh..
Good puzzle!
Error: The answer contradicts the teaser!
i thought it was 15 or 55 or something like that, because i counted the ticks between the 12 and 1, the 1 is 5 minutes... so i assumed that was the 5...
i thought it was 1: 05 or 5: 05*...
I've seen this before. Still, it's always pretty good.
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