CaptainFM1:


Does your clock moves anti-clockwisely or clockwisely?

Why would the question sure use the word "closed to"
NB
Am just trying to say the question was wrong

bamvik:
12:03. Am


Ever heard the word 12 midnight?

there's a key word 'to',a real easy but tricky

koffikondo:
11:55pm is the answer. At 11:55 pm it’s just 5mins ‘to’ 12:00am (midnight), while 12:03am is enormously 23hrs,57mins ‘to’ 12:00am (midnight)

There is no 11:55pm in the answers the OP gave but only 11:55am
Check again

Kossyso:
B

The answer is D

If the OP meant "Closest to Midnight Clockwise" then it's 11:55am

If he meant "Closest to Midnight Clockwise or Anticlockwise" then it's 12:03

The OP should rephrase the question to make it clearer, thank you 👍👍

Obinoscopy:
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.

11.55pm

Obinoscopy:
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.

nothing trickish here, "To midnight" that's 11:55pm

But then it's says 11:55am. Not PM

Fuckyoumod:
Here is the trick, Time is always calculated in two ways.

After the hour and To (before the hour)

After 12:00 am - starts counting just a minute after 12:00am.
While To or before the hour of 12:00 am - This means that the time isn't 12:00 am yet.
Some minutes are still left before it hits 12:00 am.

Now, in this context the question is actually referring to - To (before) 12:00 am, Meaning it's not yet 12:00 am.

The only right answer to the time that is nearest to - (To) 12:00Amis 11: 55 pm.

I know a lot of people would go for 12:03am, Because is just 3 minutes apart. But they are wrong.

This is why it's a tricky question.

LegitGuy22:


There is no PM in the questions

What time is "Midnight"?

belshazzar:
lol for real ?, with all these your analysis you still don't realise that 11:55am is actually few minutes before noon lol .. I am shell shocked

bros, try read my analysis well, you'll get it.

belshazzar:
lol for real ?, with all these your analysis you still don't realise that 11:55am is actually few minutes before noon lol .. I am shell shocked

bros, try read my post well, you'll get it.

When I said 12hrs and 5mins before 12am, it means 11:55am has 5mins to 12pm and additional 12hrs before u arrive at midnight.

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar
Grab my weed while I put on my intellectual cap
12:03am

But after puffin more than three drag of my weed then the answer was 11:55am

Because mid night is exactly 12:00am...consider the word "to"

The distance from 11:55am to 12:00am is the shortest
Compared to others moving in a clock wise direction

I nor go puff more drag of my weed again because if I try am I go arrive at another answer

you dey correct till you drag the gbana. 11.55am na 5mins to 12 for afternoon.

A

Obinoscopy:
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.

12:03am

Aghaclem67:
If it is on 24 hourly counting that is when it becomes 00:03 am and 00:06 am. In this case it is on 12 hourly counting so 12:03 am 12:06 am stands to be correct. Therefore the closest time to midnight is 12:06 am.

In 12 hrs numbering, its still 00:03am.
The numbering changes from 1pm which is 13pm in 24hrs numbering. There is nothing like 12: 03am anywhere in the world.
We often make that mistake a lot and had since assumed its the correct thing to say.
Numbering hours correctly is so important it can send you to jail with simple errors like this.

Obinoscopy:
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.

It’s D.

bamvik:


Why would the question sure use the word "closed to"
NB
Am just trying to say the question was wrong

"Closed to" does not mean you would reverse the directional movement of the clock. Since the question did not state you can go backwards, you don't have to import that into it.

franciskaine:
bros, try read my analysis well, you'll get it.

I don't know where he is importing noon from. The question is which is closer to midnight. You are right bro. The closest to midnight is 11:55am.

They are all bunch of people that keeps the so called "Nigerian time".
If their train leaves at midnight, let them arrive the station at 12:03am!

I choose A

Obinoscopy:
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.

LegitGuy22:


There is no 11:55pm in the answers the OP gave but only 11:55am
Check again

you are right my brother. But 11:55am still remains the right answer.

NOC1:
11:50 am is the answer.
I would have chosed 11:55pm if it is an option, I understand the question as a time that actually comes before 12:00.
12:03, 12:06, 11:55, 11:50 all are in am, none is in pm and the question says closest time to (before) 12midnight

Closest TO doesn’t necessarily mean it must be a time b4 12am. It’s the time closest TO among the options. It’s 12.03am. No other option is better. 11.55am is totally silly

CaptainFM1:


I don't know where he is importing noon from. The question is which is closer to midnight. You are right bro. The closest to midnight is 11:55am.

They are all bunch of people that keeps the so called "Nigerian time".
If their train leaves at midnight, let them arrive the station at 12:03am!

It’s not about Nigerian time. It’s maths. If you arrive at an event slated for 12am around 11.55am, folks will think you are lunatic. But if you come to the same event at 12.03, no one will blame you too much for late coming. There is no way the closest time to 12am can be 11.55am. It’s 12.03am

CaptainFM1:


If I say I give 20k every midnight sharp, if you come at 12:03am, you would need to wait for 23hours 57minutes before you can get your 20k.

If you come at 11:55am, you will be waiting for just 12hours 5minutes!

Many people have missed flight bookings and some important TV/Sporting programs simply because of this am/pm misunderstanding. I guess that's why the British came up with the 24hours style clock. 12:03am would simply mean 00:03, 11:55am means 11:55 while midnight means 24:00 (No need to state AM/PM for 24hours style)

I hope this clarifies.

I want u to rephrase your analogy with party punctuality If a party is for 12am sharp how sensible will I look arriving the venue at 11.55am? If I show up at 12.03am on the flipside, who will blame me for lateness?

Krismas:
It’s not about Nigerian time. It’s maths. If you arrive at an event slated for 12am around 11.55am, folks will think you are lunatic. But if you come to the same event at 12.03, no one will blame you too much for late coming. There is no way the closest time to 12am can be 11.55am. It’s 12.03am

You are late already for an exam that will finish by 12:00. Clocks don't wind backwards Sir.

CaptainFM1:


Are you then going to create adjectives for every minutes of the 24hours in a clock?

The only Adjective for 12:00am is midnight
The only Adjective for 12:00pm is Noon.

Lest you will call 12:35pm noon and 11:35am midnight too. Afterall, they are close to the time. The definition of noon and midnight is standard. I would suggest you check the literal meaning up in the dictionary.

This is why anything after 12:00pm is called .... AFTERNOON (Even 1second beyond noon is termed Afternoon and not Noon). If you're a sailor like me, you would understand meridian calculation and the brain behind am/pm.

Noon and Midnight are standard all over the world to mean 12:00pm and 12:00am respectively.

Now to the tricky puzzle.....

Does your clock moves anti-clockwisely or clockwisely?

If you understand the concept of 24hours clock style it should be easy-peasy.

I totally agree with you .

CaptainFM1:


You are late already for an exam that will finish by 12:00. Clocks don't wind backwards Sir.

Every Exam I ever sat for in Nigeria permits a 15mins lateness! Meaning, you will be allowed in to the hall, if you are 15mins behind schedule, though you will be required to submit your test papers when everyone else is submitting. Your argument is ridiculous. 3Minutes pass midnite is minimal and closer than 12hrs 5min to midnite, anyhow u want to look at it

CaptainFM1:


Are you then going to create adjectives for every minutes of the 24hours in a clock?

The only Adjective for 12:00am is midnight
The only Adjective for 12:00pm is Noon.

Lest you will call 12:35pm noon and 11:35am midnight too. Afterall, they are close to the time. The definition of noon and midnight is standard. I would suggest you check the literal meaning up in the dictionary.

This is why anything after 12:00pm is called .... AFTERNOON (Even 1second beyond noon is termed Afternoon and not Noon). If you're a sailor like me, you would understand meridian calculation and the brain behind am/pm.

Noon and Midnight are standard all over the world to mean 12:00pm and 12:00am respectively.

Now to the tricky puzzle.....

Does your clock moves anti-clockwisely or clockwisely?

If you understand the concept of 24hours clock style it should be easy-peasy.

Oga sailor, the puzzle did not view time from the 24hr perspective. 12.03am is clearly not 24hr. So stick to the bounds of the quiz. Thanks

Krismas:
Oga sailor, the puzzle did not view time from the 24hr perspective. 12.03am is clearly not 24hr. So stick to the bounds of the quiz. Thanks

12:03am has passed midnight and the next closest midnight to it is 23hours 57minutes away. Unless ofcourse your clock moves backwards.

CaptainFM1:



12:03am has passed midnight and the next closest midnight to it is 23hours 57minutes away. Unless ofcourse your clock moves backwards.

U must be an old-school sailor. Cos In Einstein law of Relativity, Time moves backwards. Nowadays it is believed you can move forward or backwards in time. The conventional clockwise motion of time is purely fictional and usually stands against the universal motion of time. The sun for instance rises in the east and set anticlockwise in the west. The planets move in anticlockwise motion. So? Big deal about clockwise motion?

CaptainFM1:


I don't know where he is importing noon from. The question is which is closer to midnight. You are right bro. The closest to midnight is 11:55am.

They are all bunch of people that keeps the so called "Nigerian time".
If their train leaves at midnight, let them arrive the station at 12:03am!

smile

Krismas:
U must be an old-school sailor. Cos In Einstein law of Relativity, Time moves backwards. Nowadays it is believed you can move forward or backwards in time. The conventional clockwise motion of time is purely fictional and usually stands against the universal motion of time. The sun for instance rises in the east and set anticlockwise in the west. The planets move in anticlockwise motion. So? Big deal about clockwise motion?

Gibberish!

victorazy:


What time is "Midnight"?

Midnight is 12am