Why in all clock advertistements the clocks show the time as 10:10?

Answer 1

It might have dawned on you that 8:20 makes for a pleasingly symmetrical arrangement of the hands. So does 10:10, an arrangement that shows up almost as often. Relative to the vertical axis they both make a sort of equiangular tripod, if you follow me, that strikes most people as more attractive than, say, 9:15. The practice dates back at least to the 1920s, judging from the ads in (appropriately) Time magazine; the illustrations in a Sears Roebuck catalog from 15 years earlier show no such arrangement.

A casual survey of ads and catalogs suggests the time settings on digital watches are random except when they're mixed in with watches with hands, in which case they're all set for 10:10.

Answer 2

I think it's also an unthreatening time...no one worries about where they have to be at 10:10.

We always used to set our big clock at 10:10 when we threw a party, and then unplug it. That way, no one feels like they got there too early, and no one is in a hurry to get home.

Answer 3

It's purely for aesthetics. The practice began in the 1920s. For a brief description of some of the other theories, see this Ask Yahoo! answer:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20050603.html

Answer 4

yeah i would like to know as well, since was a kid