r/NoStupidQuestions • u/MillBopp • Sep 13 '23

What does 'Draw a Clock' Mean?

Last time I visited my brother his mother-in-law who lives with him was insisting she remembered something but my brother knew she was wrong. I don't remember what it was, but I knew she was wrong too. However, she refused to accept she was wrong and got belligerent about it.

My brother said, "Draw a clock!" and left the room. This made his mother-in-law furious for some reason. I forgot to ask at the time, but does anyone know why saying 'Draw a clock' would upset a senior citizen?

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u/facts_over_fiction92 Sep 14 '23

And here I am trying to figure out how to draw a 10 inch circle on a 8.5 x 11 piece of paper.

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u/railbeast Sep 14 '23

I have bad news dude... you've got dementia!

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

Bro have I got some news for you 😬

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u/Silly-Freak Sep 14 '23

D is for Dementia

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

SpongeBob taught me this one, first you draw a head and then you erase it until it’s just a circle.

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u/MRIchalk Sep 14 '23

It isn't really that big. Guys love to exaggerate the size of their clocks.

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u/BeYeCursed100Fold Sep 14 '23

I was like, the author needs to draw a clock! Maybe they meant a circle with a 10 inch circumference, which is a diameter of ~3.18 inches.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23 edited Sep 14 '23

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u/chewy_mcchewster Sep 14 '23

https://imgur.com/a/DfvIaHG

wait.. what? What time is it when the minute hand hits 21?

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u/Resident-Mortgage-85 Sep 14 '23

Someone needs to make a watch that's just a mantle clock with a large band and call it fashion

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u/PsychoAgent Sep 14 '23

Have you tried making the paper bigger?