Digital clock

[Stop Laughing]

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This is the face of a digital clock (or watch). Notice there are a total of 23 lines/lights in there. Obviously at no point during the day are all 23 lights on, there is no 18:88 time. Anyways, when changing from one minute to another, the number of lights that are on may change, for example when it goes from 12:23 to 12:24, it loses one light, a '3' has 5 lights and a '4' has 4 lights. so it loses one. What is the highest number of lights lost when changing from one minute to another in a 12 hour period (only 1 to 12 o'clock, military time doesn't count), and how often does it happen in that 12 hour timeframe? Also note that the corners on the numbers are not part of this question either.

[Leslie]

omg that's just waaaaaaaaay too much thinking :confbang:

[Nixy]

You lose 4 and it is from 12:59 -> 1:00 and from any hour to one minute after the hour and from 9 minutes past to 10 minutes past any hour...thus losing 4 occurs...50 times in a 24 hour period

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Nixy, you're very close, 12:59 to 1:00 is one, and from :09 to :10 is right, and from 0 to 1 is right, you just haven't totaled it all up right yet. Also, I asked for a 12 hour period, not 24, but 50 is still too low, even for 12 hours.

[Oz]

Dude, you really need to get laid :p

[BeardofPants]

Now, now, Oz, it's not nice to denigrate someone for being smarter than you. :p ;)

[Oz]

Now, now, Oz, it's not nice to denigrate someone for being smarter than you. :p ;)


I was never nice BoP, you should know that ;)

[Nixy]

85 times in a 12 hour period?

[BeardofPants]

I was never nice BoP, you should know that ;)
Yer a naughty boy oz, but that's okay, we still luv ya anyways. :lol:

[Stop Laughing]

Oz, I'll deal with you later...

Nixy, 85 is correct.

[Nixy]

Nixy, 85 is correct.

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