What does this quotation means "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day” ?

Question

Please English is not my mother language and I will use it as my hook sentence for my research project and I need some opinions.
My researh is related to watches and time.

Answer 1

i love that statement. i actually was changing the time on clocks this morning. so...no matter what time the clock is set for, even if it isn't working, it will actually BE that time once in the morning and once in the evening! good luck with your paper.

Answer 2

The answers on this page, explaining how it is that a stopped clock is right twice a day, are correct as far as they go, but they don't really explain the real point of the quotation. The quotation is used to belittle or disparage something said by someone else, by giving the idea that, "Oh sure, he's right this time, but so what? Anyone can be right every now & then. Why even a stopped clock is right twice a day. So just because he's right this time doesn't mean he really knows anything."

Answer 3

This quote refers to an analog clock with hands, not a digital clock.

Most analog clocks show 12 hours, and there are 24 hours in a day. So, if a clock is stopped at 5:50, then it will be correct at 5:50 AM and 5:50 PM.

Answer 4

To uderstand this saying, one needs to remember mechanical clocks. These instruments used rotating "arms" to point to the correct hour, minute, and frequently second. If such a mechanical clock were to stop, it would indicate a fixed reading of time. When that actual time of day ocurred, the clock would be correct. Since mechanical clocks rarely indicated AM and PM, this would occur twice during a 24-hour day. The phrase was meant to indicate that if you stand there and do nothing, you are bound to be correct once in awhile. Restated, "Even morons and lazy bums are right once in awhile."
The phrase has diminished in meaning due to the advent of digital time pieces, which are never correct when they aren't functioning.

Answer 5

there are 24 hours in a day and 12 hours marked on a clock so the hand on a clock have to go around the face of the clock twice a day. hope i have answered your question

Answer 6

that simply means that at least twice a day no matter what time the hands stop on the time will be correct for example if the clock stops at 12 then it will be correct at noon and midnight.

Answer 7

the watch can be stopped on anytime and it will be right two times a day because there is an AM and a PM.