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Brain teaser # 25

Prateek Agarwal (Sr. Executive - Finance & Accounts) (1732 Points)

09 July 2012

Which clock works better, the one that loses a minute a day, or the one that doesn't work at all?

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DILEEP KUMAR.A (Executive Finance) (475 Points)
Replied 09 July 2012

In My opinion "The clock doesn't work at all".Because it is atleast shows a correct time at one point of time everyday.But where as the first clock will never show the exact timing...ISTN'T????

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Prateek Agarwal (Sr. Executive - Finance & Accounts) (1732 Points)
Replied 10 July 2012

What about the one which loses a minute every day, since you can calculate how much shortfall there is and know the exact time everyday instead of having a stopped clock and not knowing the time at all.

Isn't it??

Rashid Imam (Officer (Indirect taxation)) (296 Points)
Replied 10 July 2012

The one that does not work coz it shows the correct time atleast twice a day :)

CS Rajeev Rawat (Company Secretary) (45 Points)
Replied 10 July 2012

The one which looses a minute every day works better. It shows time with error of maximum one minute. We can easily adjust one minute everyday....

On the other hand, the one which does not work at all is of no use. Its true that it shows exact time twice a day but how would we know that when it is showing exact time....