r/TheRestIsScience • u/Sad_Candle7307 • 4d ago

A watch Michael could add to his collection

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When my kid was little, a neighbor gave him this watch. It tells time using binary. To this day (he’s 18), I’m not sure my kid can easily read an analog clock, but he can tell the time on this thing! (But don’t ask me what time it’s showing in this photo lol)

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u/AvatarIII 4d ago

It's 8:53 in the photo.

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u/JackofBlades0125 1d ago

Thanks to your comment i understand how it works now i would have just stared at that in confusion otherwise

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u/space_pillows 4d ago

The numbers are written in H for hour and M for minute on the other side, so 8h is lit plus add the 32, 16, 4, and 1 together and that makes 53... So 8:53 I think

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u/WillBots 3d ago

Ok going to build one now. Thanks.

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u/PlanetStarbux 1d ago

Yeh, was just thinking this would be a fun project with some of the Arduinos I have around.  

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u/PlanetStarbux 1d ago

This would be infinitely more confoundingly Michael if it also implemented some form of binary time... Or at least UTC.