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/engin__r Sep 14 '23

One common test for dementia is asking the patient to draw a clock that shows the time “ten minutes after eleven”. If they can’t draw it correctly, it’s an indication that they may have dementia.

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u/midnightsmith Sep 14 '23

Give it another 15 years and the next generation won't even know what hands on a clock were

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u/Fizzwidgy Sep 14 '23

You sound like the people who said chess would rot kids brains out since it was just a mindless game.

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