View Poll Results: Analogue or digital clocks?

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    Digital or analogue clock?

    Which do you prefer, or which do you find easiest to read/comprehend?

    I actually prefer analogue by a fair margin. I like digital when I like to know the specifics really quickly, but analogue helps me to understand the time in a visual-learning type of way. I guess I grew up with more analogue clocks too, which helped!

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    Digital, although I have plenty of both types hanging around. I just prefer the quick and easy, plain and simple numbers.

    What drives me crazy is when you have an analog clock that doesn't have all the numbers listed (such as having only 12, 3, 6, and 9 and not all the other numbers).

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    I really love both actually and here's my reasoning. For college, a lot of times I'll take a quick glance at the clock to see the time and I don't want to have to look at it multiple times to try and figure out the time if I'm far away and can't see it very well, ESPECIALLY if I'm not wearing my glasses. With a digital, I can make out the numbers even if I'm far away.

    However, I do like analog watches. I actually prefer them (hence why I have a pocket watch). My only thing is, they have to tick. I don't know why but I really hate it when analogs don't tick. I get great enjoyment out of the ticking like a weirdo.
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    Neo, I HATE THOSE NUMBERLESS CLOCKS TOO!!! Or few-numbers clocks. Not cool! >:[

    Nobie, hahaha I LOVE ticking clocks. I have had one in my room since I was a baby and I still love it!!! It also never disturbs me; the only exception to this is when I'm recording. Then I have to remove it from my room. XD Not cool to have it ticking in the background of a recording.

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    See I have two watches that I love to have around because they tick. Like if I'm going to take a test or something I'll take one with me not only so I can keep time but also because it calms my anxious butt down.
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    I guess it depends on the clock itself. I don't have a preference. I'd prefer a cool looking digital clock over an ugly analogue, and vice versa.

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    I like digital clocks more. When I'm speaking to people online, I always write time in its digital form. I don't know why I do or when I started doing it, but it's became a habit now. :3

    And I also hate numberless/few numbers clocks. They just make things more difficult than they need to be.

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    I like analogue clocks, I just think they're generally more interesting. I sadly lost my watch but it only had a number for 12 iirc. The rest were just line markers. I never found it confusing though!

    I really like this digital clock which is on a show called Zumbo's Just Desserts though. xD

    You can kinda see it here in the top left. It's as if the numbers are the insides of old light bulbs. Pretty awesome!

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    digital bc im not a primitive human

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    I mean obviously digital is the easiest and quickest to read. I can, of course read analogue as well, just takes about a second or two longer.

    If it is one of those fancy clocks without the numbers on it though, it will probably take even longer to read, 5 to 10 seconds depending on if there are any numbers to go off of at all. :P

    I HATE fancy analogue clocks! Lol
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