JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoA broken clock is right twice a day, but a wrong clock is just wrong.message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down17
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareA broken clock is right twice a day, but a wrong clock is just wrong.JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareThorry@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoIt would depend on how fast it runs. The faster it runs the more times it’s right. So if we extrapolate, once you get a clock running backwards fast enough, it will be right all of the time.
minus-squarebumblefumble@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt will be right infinitely many times, but not all the time, as it will also be wrong infinitely many times.
minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIf it’s running fast enough, it wouldn’t matter what time it is.
It would depend on how fast it runs. The faster it runs the more times it’s right. So if we extrapolate, once you get a clock running backwards fast enough, it will be right all of the time.
It will be right infinitely many times, but not all the time, as it will also be wrong infinitely many times.
If it’s running fast enough, it wouldn’t matter what time it is.