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• NotSteve_@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean, they’re used everywhere still and aren’t exactly a dated form of timekeeping or anything.

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  • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The newer generation might not know how to read them.

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    • Herr_S_aus_H@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Could it be, that they are in school to learn stuff?

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      • Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Not how to read analogue clocks lol.

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    • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Idk why this is so downvoted when it’s demonstrably accurate.

      I learned how to read a clock in grade school but analog clocks were phased out for digital clocks by the time I reached middle school and weren’t in my high school at all.

      My daughter is now going to the same grade school I went to and all the analog clocks have been swapped out for digital.

      I personally taught my daughter how to read an analog clock before she even started school but I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t teach her in school since it’s not necessary anymore

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    • neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m forcing my kids to learn it. Both digital and analog clocks have use cases, but the truth is that analog clocks are simply faster to parse.

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      • emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I don’t care how adept you are at reading an analog clock, there’s no way it’s faster than simply reading a (max) 4 digit number unless you have some massive dyslexia.

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  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    analog clocks are also really cheap and can trivially be made fucking MASSIVE (and thus easy to see)

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• MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  On an interesting clock note. Yes, analogue clocks are in school, but at home, kids are surrounded by digital clocks on their screens.

  So we are getting kids who can easily reach a digital clock, but are struggling with basics “short hand means hour”

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  • harmbugler@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Barely any of them can use a sundial either.

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  • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Long hand means hour divided by 5. Cut the kids some slack, analog cocks are confusing. They gotta learn their five times tables before they can consistently read clocks. I remember when I was old enough to understand the concept, but a little bit too young to do multiples of five in My head.

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