For those folks who failed their math or always have problems with numbers, you’ll need a completely different clock that tells time in full words in order for you to grab the time correctly.
I simply assume that the Clock II is specially made for this group of people. Reading numbers on a clock face will make you kind of confused, perhaps reading the full sentence, such as what is shown by the Clock II, instead of displaying 12:29, it displays in words “Twenty Nine Minutes Past Twelves”.
Of course, the Clock II will surely make our life more complicated, as we’re all used to reading numbers on a clock face. If I were to have this as the main clock for my house, for sure, it’ll give me troubles such as late to work or miss a party etc.
It sounds little weird if the designer of the clock II purposely made it this way – Having the clock to display the full sentence, will get the user to stare at the clock much longer instead of just a quick glance. I’d rather stick to a plain clock with numbers.
via [ohgizmo]
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