The Self-Adjusting Mystery Clock

Math Guy · 2005-12-13 11:48:08

Here it is:

It used to be that, when we changed into or out of Daylight Savings Time, you had to manually change all the clocks and appliances in your house.

Now many of them are wired into sources that change them for us. So, for example, you change your wall clock and your microwave clock, but your computer, your cell phone your cable TV clocks automatically show the newly changed time without you having to do anything.

There is, however, a certain clock in my house that is not wired into anything. In fact, it runs on a battery, and it reads correctly all the time without my having to change it every spring and fall at the time changes.

The question is, how does it do this?

And the hint is, I didn't have one of these when I lived in Kansas.

*If yout think you know the answer then leave it here!

mathsyperson · 2005-12-13 11:53:21

The only things I can think of are that either it's a weird specially made clock that does it itself, or you live in an area that doesn't observe any form of daylight savings.

MathsIsFun · 2005-12-13 18:31:30

Good piece of lateral thinking.

If that isn't right then I will guess that it adjusts by radio signal (not wired!)

justlookingforthemoment · 2005-12-13 20:18:19

This is interesting. I doubt any of these are right, but maybe some kind of spiffy watch. Or unplugged laptop running on a battery. What about the clock in your car? I can't see how that would change for daylight saving, though. A sun/water clock? I'm going to keep thinking about this one.

ilikemath · 2005-12-22 11:16:48

May be "Math Guy" is now in a place which is not affected by DST, so there is no need for the clock to be adjusted.

John E. Franklin · 2005-12-22 14:07:10

Do you live in Indiana??

God · 2005-12-30 14:21:19

May be preprogrammed with date?

Math Guy · 2006-01-31 12:53:32

It's a tide clock! Go figure..

MathsIsFun · 2006-01-31 18:00:34

A Tide Clock! (What ... no tides in Kansas? )

Tigeree · 2006-01-31 18:34:12

a tide clock ..........................interesting

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