If twelve midnight is the middle of the night, and twelve midday is the middle of the day, is six o'clock day or night?
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If twelve midnight is the middle of the night, and twelve midday is the middle of the day, is six o'clock day or night?
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Clocks Group: rec.crafts.metalworking Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2003, 3:47am (EDT-3) From: snipped-for-privacy@email.com (Anthony) If twelve midnight is the middle of the night, and twelve midday is the middle of the day, is six o'clock day or night?
Anthony wrote: If twelve midnight is the middle of the night, and twelve midday is the middle of the day, is six o'clock day or night? ^^^^^^^^^^ I'd say it is six of one and half a dozen of the other.
No
After much anguish and consideration, "make it a cheeseburger".
(Thanks, Lyle!)
Harold
One of each....
I would use a theory of time momentum from temporal physics. Call 6 in the morning day since within the accuracy of your thought process it would take time to realize that its 6 in the morning and then when you checked to see if its morning or night it would be morning.
Using the theory of the necessary balance of the universe 6 in the evening must be night.
O'course if you are one of these revisionist history people you might see thing different at different times in the future. Since today is tomorrows yesterday what seems like 6 in the morning might be 6 in the evening.
Make it a cheeseburger without the cheese. My favorite when they ask if I want cheese.
-- Bob May Losing weight is easy! If you ever want to lose weight, eat and drink less. Works evevery time it is tried!
Could be either. Is the time Daylight Savings time or Standard? What season of the year? What latitude? In other words, it is day when the Sun is above the horizon. It is night when the Sun has set. The clock doesn't define day or night, the Sun's position does.
Gary
Neil says:
And I say YES!!
It's the difference between night and day. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
While your statement may have merit, I think it should be debated.
Harold
Not to break up your philosophical debate, or anything, but here's an answer to the original question. I've seen a couple of nice looking clocks made over at CNCZone. Here's a link to one of them.
Its mid morning and mid evening, depending on the price of cheesecake in Shanghai.
Gunner
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Blueberry topping, after the cheeseburger, please.
Harold
Allright you meatballs, quit this nonsense.
Yer making me hungry!!
Jim
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