This is an old logic puzzle! Philosopher's Clock?

Question

This is an old logic puzzle. One philosopher had a clock, which he had forgotten to wind up. He had no other clock, watch, radio, TV, phone or any other device telling the time. So when his clock stopped he went to a friend, stayed there the whole night and when he came home, he knew the right time.
How could he know?

Answer 1

Very simply...
1) He winds his clock, let's say it shows 7:00
2) He walks to his friend's house and looks at the clock... let's say it says 5:15
3) Now he stays for awhile, let's say until 8:15 in the morning (15 hours later).
4) He goes home and looks at his clock. He would expect it to say 10:00 (15 hours later), but instead he will see a time like 10:20. He then knows the trip to and from his friend's house takes 20 minutes (10 minutes one way).
5) He sets his clock to 8:25 (8:15 + 10 minutes walking) and his clock is now correct.

Answer 2

Clocks can measure time even when they do not show the right time. You just have to wind the clock up and...
We have to suppose that the journey to the friend and back lasts exactly the same time and the friend has a clock (showing the correct time) ...

Answer 3

Okay, he could stay at his friend's house until the time on his friend's clock matched the time on his clock at home (which he memorized before he left), then go home and wind his clock without having to reset it.

Answer 4

If he stayed at his acquaintances the entire night [a clue,i think of} and could tell the time whilst he have been given decrease back homestead [in the day] I additionally propose that the wizened old certainty seeker had a sundial....yet what if he got here homestead in the rain??????additionally, it says he "forgot to land up" the clock..which kinda screws up the sundial theory....until eventually the best judgment puzzle is incorrect and illogical.can we artwork an hour glass in here someplace?...Church bells? And merely who in the hell is this mysterious "chum"?

Answer 5

1. HE LOOKED AT HIS FRIENDS CLOCK
2. HE k new by the sun
3. he came home at axactly the time which his clock stopped the day be4

Answer 6

his friend had a clock or some other device to tell time

Answer 7

He borrowed a watch (or other time telling device) from his friend?

Answer 8

maybe his friend had a clock

Answer 9

By the position of the sun.

Answer 10

HE GOT THE TIME FROM HIS FRIEND, DON'T KNOW, I'M TERRIBLE AT LOGIC PUZZLES. SO ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE US THE ANSWER.