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Answer: Ten times. (These occur at 1:23, 2:34, 3:45, 4:56, and 12:34, both AM and PM.)
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what about 9:10,10:11, and 11:12?
posted by Laura on 5-20-2008 at 7:20 am
Where does the question stipulate using AM and PM instead of 24 hour time? That would add 23:45 to those mentioned, bringing the total to six.
Laura is correct about 9:10, which would bring the total to seven. The question mentions consecutive digits, not numbers, which precludes 10:11 and 11:12.
Assuming 24 hour time, the clock would show consecutive digits a total of seven times: 1:23, 2:34, 3:45, 4:56, 9:10, 12:34 and 23:45.
posted by Jisto on 5-20-2008 at 7:38 am
Don’t think about it like a straight in poker, Laura.
posted by Ira on 5-20-2008 at 7:46 am
I was wondering what happened to 3:21, 4:32, 5:43, and 6:54.
posted by Brian on 5-20-2008 at 7:50 am
And if it’s a 24-hour clock, it would be those just once as well as 23:45 and 0:12. (And possibly 21:09 if we use MOD …)
posted by Chris on 5-20-2008 at 8:02 am
I agree with Brian – the answer should be 18, because the questions doesn’t specify whether the digits are ascending or descending.
posted by Rachel on 5-20-2008 at 8:19 am
Agreed. I took into account the numbers descending, as well.
Laura, you bring up a valid argument, too.
posted by Jake Le Master on 5-20-2008 at 8:30 am
looks like the answer is 28
twice each
1:23, 2:34, 3:45, 4:56, 6:54
5:43, 3:21, 2:10, 9:10, 10:11
11:12, 12:11, 11:10, 12:34
posted by mr_dogman2u on 5-20-2008 at 8:50 am
9:10, 10:11, 11:12 and 12:13 don’t work because 10, 11, 12 and 13 aren’t digits — they’re numbers.
And I thought of adding “ascending” to the question, but thought that it would just be over-specific. But I’ve added it now.
As far as a 24-hour clock… what can I say? You folks can seem to find loopholes in everything! :)
posted by Sandy on 5-20-2008 at 9:16 am
Like most people above me, I got more than 10. Consecutive doesn’t mean only going up, it just has to have a logical procession of one I believe. So 6:54 should also work, as well as 5:43 and so on. Anyway, I liked this quiz though!
posted by Josiah on 5-20-2008 at 9:30 am
The cool thing about these morning Brain Games is they encourage the creativity seen in these comments. It really helps jumpstart my day.
posted by Ira on 5-20-2008 at 9:36 am
10 isn’t a digit. The game explicitly specified digits, consecutive ones, and a series when I read it.
For a 24h clock: six or seven depending on whether your civilian clock displays midnight with 0:00, 24:00, or 00:00. The potential seven are 0:12, 1:23, 2:34, 3:45, 4:56, 12:34, and 23:45.
Clocks using ‘military’ 24h notation display consecutive digits only three times, at 0123, 1234, and 2345.
Not going near times of day specified in ½-past-3-style notation…
posted by andrewc on 5-20-2008 at 9:38 am
Yeah, I took 24 hour day for 24 hour clock as well and only came up with 3 as andrewc said.
On a side not, does anyone else hate the way they do the clock on 24 (tv show)? They put stupid things like 0923 – pm!! Arghhhhh
posted by Ben E on 5-20-2008 at 11:51 am
I had to use all my toes…but my guess is 10.
posted by Christian on 5-20-2008 at 11:59 am
11:23, 10:12 as well, i’m just sayin’.
posted by Lerren on 5-20-2008 at 12:01 pm
Here is the thing. There is military time which does 2200, 2300, then 0000 for midnight. For countries like germany they do 2200, 2300, 2400. Then you have just standard time which is 11am, 12pm, 1pm. This question has a flaw
posted by system on 5-20-2008 at 12:08 pm
I actually count this daily for no reason — 12
posted by heather on 5-20-2008 at 2:09 pm
I only came up with three:
01:23
12:34
23:45
posted by Mel on 5-21-2008 at 7:23 pm