Analog Clock Simulation

Users discuss a web-based analog clock demo, debating its precision, readability, accuracy compared to real clocks, and making jokes about broken clocks being right twice a day.

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Sample Comments

waynesonfire Apr 19, 2023 View on HN

would be cool if this was a physical clock.

draw_down Jun 7, 2018 View on HN

Pretty sure it will still tell time :)

ahartmetz Aug 20, 2025 View on HN

I want to know the precision of that clock!

smcl Sep 16, 2020 View on HN

What's the clock issue you're having?

djks422 Jun 15, 2022 View on HN

Except this clock has told the time accurately for a long time....

BossingAround May 12, 2024 View on HN

True. But, it's also a clock, which is presumably difficult to read, hence the simulation.

quickthrower2 May 30, 2018 View on HN

Who's clock is correct though.

naikrovek Jan 9, 2018 View on HN

I imagine you're not pondering this problem if you're a clock.

ardit33 May 9, 2020 View on HN

some clocks do that though (move the clock hand in discrete steps)

veltas Jul 2, 2023 View on HN

Yep I use this for setting my mechanical watch every morning, great website apart from the clock text is relative to window width, so I can't zoom out if the window is too short, I literally have to resize the window width to see the time.