A broken clock is right twice a day.........when?

Answer 1

At the time the hands are stopped at.

So if the hands are at the 12:00 position, it is correct at midday and midnight

Answer 2

A broken clock is neither right nor wrong in the same way that a table isn't right or wrong or the numbers 3:00 aren't right or wrong. When a measuring instrument isn't measuring, it is just broken and, being broken, ceases to be a measuring instrument.

What is actually doing the 'measuring' here is the person who looks at the clock and decides that what it shows matches what he already knows to be true. In the same fashion I might walk the streets of my neighborhood looking for 50 feet and declare that the pine tree on my neighbor's lawn is 'right' and the other trees are 'wrong'.

Answer 3

The clock is correct twice a day at the time that it stopped.

for example if it stopped at 4:15 pm then it would be correct at 4:15 pm the next day and also at 4:15 am each day until it is repaired

Answer 4

That's assuming it's a "simple" analog clock with a 12-hour dial - then it will be "right" whenever the time shown is the actual time. Note: the time would only be "right" once per day on a 24-hour clock!

Answer 5

Was this question meant for a 4 year old?

Answer 6

At the time is stopped

Answer 7

the am and pm of the time it stopped

Answer 8

at 12:00, 12am, and 12pm. it is really a trick question

Answer 9

at the time it stopped when it broke am pm

Answer 10

uhhh. when it gets to the time where it's stopped, AM and PM?