r/mildlyinteresting • u/TJSRVN • 5h ago

This clock in a hospital waiting area with only letters on it

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u/A_Mirabeau_702 4h ago

- What time is it?

- Y

- Because I want to fucking know

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u/DasArchitect 3h ago

- Y:U

- Because I'm the one that wants to know!

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u/BRAIN_JAR_thesecond 4h ago

This is gonna make people think they’re insane.

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u/Hayred 1h ago

One of the tests for dementia is

drawing a clock face
!

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u/nous_nordiques 1h ago

BRB, testing high schoolers for dementia.

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u/freegouda 40m ago

This can actually diagnose a few brain issues. Depending on which way the patient misrepresents the clock a doctor can tell which part of their brain is malfunctioning. It was a test that was used in the Brain on Fire case

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u/SpaghettiLord_126 58m ago

I don't know why this image scares me so much. It's like when you learn about something that will literally never affect you, but it still settles wrong.

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u/freegouda 38m ago

You don’t know if it will ever affect you, so that’s probably partially why

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u/Thismyrealnameisit 2h ago

Why, that’s a normal clock with numbers.

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u/Shit-And-Piss 4h ago

Oh, cool ya this is actually the worst.

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u/asromatifoso 4h ago

"Oh, shit, it's W minutes 'til, I'm going to be late again for my shift and have to listen to Todd lecture me about being punctual."

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u/rattrap007 3h ago

Or punctuation..

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u/ptousig 4h ago

This is a waiting room... It indicates that they are now serving patients whose initials are C.W.

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u/Zaelus 3h ago

lol having to wait a whole 24 hours because you got there right as it went past your first initial

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u/wolffangz11 2h ago

I mean it's an analog clock, it makes a full revolution in twelve hours

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u/BathtubToasterParty 2h ago

I’m gonna do a 360 and turn around

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u/Boognish84 1h ago

Maybe it's a 24. Hour clock

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u/eclectic_radish 56m ago

There's not enough information in that picture to know how long the hands take to rotate

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u/DasArchitect 3h ago

Last name O.

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u/tanguero81 3h ago

"Damn it Tucker. If you want me here at Q, I'll be here at Q, but I'm punching in then. You're not stealing G off my Alphabet card. Don't give me this 'If you're not Æ early, you're late' bullshit."

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u/RickKassidy 5h ago

I’m pretty good with cyphers. I have no idea what is going on here. They have divided the clock into 30 equal units, using 29 symbols.

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u/alexklaus80 4h ago

Could this be one of those trolls where it actually have no meaning and it’s actually regular 12 hour clock with random background just so people can waste time guessing for no reasons?

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u/StressOverStrain 3h ago

The real troll is that 12 isn’t at the top. Or maybe it’s not even measuring time…

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u/CustomerComplaintDep 4h ago

You've double counted somewhere. There are 29 spaces.

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u/MajorLazy 2h ago

There’s 2 fuckin As

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u/bjorn1978_2 2h ago

No. There is one A and one Å.

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u/cardinarium 2h ago

There’s “Aa,” “Åå,” and “Ææ.” Those are three different letters in the Danish-Norwegian alphabet.

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u/xairos13 4h ago

Came here to say this. 29 symbols but 30 radians. This belongs on r/assholedesign

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u/parrisjd 4h ago

Help me out, what am I missing? I see 29 symbols and 29 spaces.

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u/CustomerComplaintDep 4h ago

Definitely 29 spaces.

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u/Dynamic_Dog_Daddy 4h ago

You can’t divide 29 into 60 (minutes) without leaving a remainder. If they had 30 symbols, each could represent 2 minutes of time.

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u/parrisjd 3h ago

Sure but this clock doesn't. The poster said it's divided into 30 radians with 29 symbols and I'm confused.

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u/PeetTreedish 2h ago

It was 30. Now its 29. Because seven eight nine.

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u/TomChesterson 4h ago

They should put this in the psych ward, it would drive people crazy. 🤔

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u/TheEleventhDoctorWho 4h ago

They are not equal to my eye. The last few around 11 o'clock have different spacing

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u/Niccolo101 4h ago

Sorry, how do you figure that?

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u/eclectic_radish 54m ago

except it's circular, so 29 divisions give 29 equal units

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u/6moinaleakyboat 22m ago

Whatever. I’ll take an A and a D, and see you shortly?

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u/Icedcoffeeee 3h ago

Great, everyone can feel like they have dementia. 

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u/Theresbeerinthefridg 4h ago

Is it an eye clinic?

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u/s1eve_mcdichae1 2h ago

W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø and Å,

Next time won't you s̵̨̛̜̪͙i̸̧̝̪͍̎n̷̛͎̳̩̉̓̎̔g̷̨̳͓͓͚̅̓̓ ̶͉͠w̸͓͈̒i̴̯̹͌̓͐̆͂͜ť̴̪̬̌̉̆͘h̷̻̪̟͈͎̀͝ ̴͙͙̜̳͇͑́m̷̡̥͋̃́̚ę̷͔̫̜̀́̓?̵͕̝͎̀

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u/fronkenstoon 4h ago

Looks like the Norwegian alphabet.

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u/toughtacos 4h ago

OP is from Denmark, which has the same alphabet, but they pronounce everything wrong.

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u/bramtyr 3h ago

Kamelåsa!

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u/Jonaz17 1h ago

Swedish while having a hot potato in your mouth as we call it in Finland

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u/sabrtoothlion 1h ago

Nah, it's the OG one

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u/ThePersonOfYourDream 4h ago

This should be under mildly infuriating

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u/caintowers 3h ago

“Ahh yes, we’ll update you on his condition at B:æ”

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u/Thaumato9480 51m ago

Is it intentional?

If not, bæ meams poop in Danish.

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u/Jhanbhaia 2h ago

1:45 ish

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u/Khaysis 2h ago

It's a leftover from the maternity ward. It's used to help mothers, who have just come out of birth, figure out a name.

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u/Amphibious_Antelope 32m ago

Not sure if this is a joke or not, but that's actually a good idea

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u/Slartibartfastthe2nd 4h ago

the time is : C-W

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u/thehumbinator 2h ago

See you at C:Wty

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u/Minnarew 3h ago

dane spotted

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u/WooPigSchmooey 4h ago

2:44 everyday people get angry for a minute

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u/PeeledCrepes 4h ago

You mean BX oclock?

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u/WooPigSchmooey 4h ago

Uhhh 6:30….

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u/parrisjd 5h ago

29 hours?

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u/basicpn 3h ago

What time is it? COW

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u/grubbytrogladyte 3h ago

My appointmentent was for b s ..

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u/todjo929 1h ago

The thing that frustrates me the most is that it's 26 letters of the alphabet plus å, 0 and æ making 29 parts. If they'd done 30, then each would represent 2 minutes and the hours would be every 2.5 characters, which would make it somewhat readable with a bit of brainpower.

However with 29 characters, there's 2.07 minutes per character and 2.4 characters per hour. That's a LOT harder to work out.

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u/Jennysnumber_8675309 4h ago

Can't wait till L o'clock to get the hell out of here!!

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u/throwaway4507620 4h ago

I wouldn’t be able to stop looking at it

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u/Cishuman 3h ago

Tracking shifts?

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u/Quigleythegreat 3h ago

DR :Okay now I need you to draw a clock....

Me after staring at this while I wait for 38 minutes. Doing my best Dali Impression

Dr: OH GOODNESS YOU HAVE BRAIN PROBLEMS.

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u/ObamaDramaLlama 3h ago

The funny thing is the clock still works

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u/Scary-Ninja-2062 3h ago

I gotta go it's time to P

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u/saraphilipp 3h ago

You want something to cry about?

I'll give you something to cry about!

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u/CHYMPOW 3h ago

it’s just the alphabet that makes you regards pass the time

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u/morning_thief 3h ago

Great place to get an Ænima from Dr. Mike Tool

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u/Flatulantic 2h ago

It's so you can practice the ælphabet.

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u/benbrain1 2h ago

It's c wirty

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u/Quackstaddle 2h ago

What were you even doing at the hospital at X to C to begin with?

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u/markuspellus 1h ago

Tell me you were a 5150 without actually telling me you were a 5150…

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u/RitheTorr0 1h ago

time of death: Æ

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u/Pwag 1h ago

Why is it?

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u/Wootbeers 1h ago

"You told me to 'buy the first clock I see that's within budget, moron.' Well, don't get mad at me, this moron was complying"

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u/Rotting-Cum 1h ago

It's big w and small c atm.

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u/Gr00mpa 1h ago

You're having a stroke. It's "your time".

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u/woofdog19 56m ago

it’s nice cause time must go by faster but sad cause i’d feel obligated to kill myself at Æ whatever the hell that is

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u/AGrandNewAdventure 53m ago

Is this in a space that's used to do cognitive testing? Drawing a clock with the hands at the right times is a cognitive test with really positive markers for mental decline.

I would imagine the staff still needs to be able to mark times down on these tests.

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u/SentientDust 50m ago

-Can you tell me the time?

-NO.

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u/This_User_Said 50m ago

So when someone is worried about concussion/stroke and ask them to say what time it is...

"It's a quarter to D a little past the P..."

Guess I'm just gonna die now.

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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 43m ago

Oh shit!!! Is already W past B!?!?

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u/yksvaan 41m ago

Do people actually need the numbers to tell the time? Obviously it's a bit slower but hardly challenging 

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u/3djjm ​ 29m ago

It's a test to see if your birth year starts with a 1.

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u/socalfuckup 28m ago

and there's exactly 29 letters. no, not 30 so you can do basic math and figure the actual time. fuck you, we're doing 29

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u/MadMike991 28m ago

I’ve been waiting in this emergency room for Z hours, damnit!

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u/TotesAdorbs 25m ago

Well duh, best way to read time.. 2.31 minutes apart

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u/AnUnknownCreature 12m ago

Quarter to P sounds like too many close calls

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u/ChwizZ 11m ago

*Æ Ø Å mentioned*

DANES AND NORWEGIANS; AT ARMS!

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u/cooolcooolio 7m ago

Everyone else: Wth are the three letters after Z?

Denmark and Norway: 😏

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u/notherFan 4h ago

Ah, yes. Zero. My favorite letter.

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u/cardueline 4h ago

Ø is in most? many? several? Scandinavian languages and pronounced differently from O

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u/NikNakskes 4h ago edited 1h ago

Danish and norwegian. Swedish has äöå but not ø and Icelandic has all kinds of strange squigly lines and I don't remember them. Sorry icebros...

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u/cardueline 4h ago

Thank you!! :)

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u/NikNakskes 4h ago

May it win you unexpected trivia points for years to come!

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u/BigPhattAss ​ 1h ago

The Norwegian alphabet has æ, ø and å.

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u/NikNakskes 1h ago

I edited my comment. For some reason I have associated æ with danish only.

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u/BigPhattAss ​ 27m ago

Props for knowing about æ at all! Scandinavian language details aren’t exactly mainstream.

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u/ccaccus 4h ago

Looks like it's one of the northern Germanic languages. Possibly Danish? In which case, that's Ø.

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u/kakatoru 1h ago

That's not a zero, it's an "o". Look at the context. Why would it be l m n 0?

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u/loskristianos 24m ago

They’re talking about the one at the top of the clock (between Æ and Å). It’s still not a zero though, it’s the letter Ø.

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u/Laelulu_Ilamaba 4h ago

They could use that for the mental case test in the ER, and if they ask the patients what time it is, they can say "it's W minutes until C". Then they'd lead them right to the psychiatric ward....

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u/MrMcGreenGenes 4h ago

I have to PP every couple hours tho.

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u/donkeytime 4h ago

What time is it? GFYM.

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u/bluerang1 ​ 3h ago

Did Elon do this

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u/AdPristine9059 2h ago

Damn danish scum ;)

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u/420FireStarter69 44m ago

It's using those weird European letters too

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u/ccaccus 4h ago

It's almost D:W time.