[time-nuts] Ten minutes past ten

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Bill:

That's been the case for about as long as clocks have had dial faces.  The "V" 
was found pleasing and does not cover up the XXII at the top.  The other 
convention is to set a non operational clock to 12:00.

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com

Jim Palfreyman wrote:
> Sorry, don't get "ledged". What do you mean?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 2009/8/4 iovane at inwind.it <iovane at inwind.it>
> 
>> The reason that was known to me is that at 10:10 the manufacturer's logo
>> looks like "ledged".
>> Antonio I8IOV
>>
>>> Excuse me for asking a non-hardware question, but I'd like to know
>>> the origins of the time 10:10 being shown on clocks and watches in
>>> advertisements for same.
>>>
>>> The one that tipped me over the edge was the ad on the back of Science
>>> News for August 1, 2009. A talking watch says, "Ten-ten AM ..." as
>>> the hands show 10:10.
>>>
>>> How far back does that tradition go?
>>>
>>> Bill Hawkins
>>>
>>>
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