(February 1, 2014 at 3:04 pm)whateverist Wrote:(February 1, 2014 at 12:56 pm)ElleBelle Wrote: You'd be shocked how many kids in middle school don't understand the analog clock.
Interesting. All we have at my school is analogue but I never stopped to wonder how many can't use it.
But it makes me wonder generationally how many of us prefer analogue or digital right here. I suspect on a scatter plot matching age to analogue preference we'd find the older we are the more we prefer it.
Sometimes when I look at a digital read out like on my phone I find myself thinking about what that means about where we are in the day. When I look at an analogue I see a proportional representation of the day with built in bench marks. I suppose those who grow up with digital must develop some intuitive references too.
I have a built in concept of the clock in my mind and when I read a digital clock I can place it on my clock. I don't have a preference, but I like analog watches in terms of aesthetics and digital when I need to sync with some other clocks (like to my workplace's or the school's). I sync on my phone though, I still don't know how to work a digital watch.
