Posted on 05/29/2019 6:16:52 PM PDT by simpson96
With kids these days able to simply glance at their phones to see what time it is, Jimmy Kimmel was curious whether today’s young people even know how to read a good old-fashioned analog clock.
So for Tuesday’s edition of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! segment “Can You Do It?”, the late-night host sent his team out to the Los Angeles streets to ask young people walking by to perform one simple task: tell them what time it is.
“Times have changed a lot over the last 30 years. Even the way we tell time has changed,” Kimmel explained. “And it made me wonder if young people even know how to read an old-time clock anymore. You know, the round things with the hands. Anyway, we went out on the street and we asked people to tell us what time it is using an analog clock.”
The results, as you may have expected, were not great. While one participant completely confused the big hand and little hand, another refused to even give the task a go.
Watch the full clip below.
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“Does anybody really know what time it is?”
And why is it so cold in here?
“How long its been since I heard, Quarter after. Half Past. Quarter till, or Quarter to..”
Nice catch, I still say that, I still wear an analog watch, Rolli or Omega depending on how I feel that day. We’re in a world of hurt if kids can’t read analog time these days. Kind of like tieing your shoes instead of velcro, cutting corners a bit much.
I wonder how many folks know/remember that you could “dial” a number on a rotary phone using the disconnect switch?
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[ Woman’s arm is shown with Lady Kromega III on her wrist ]
Woman’s Voice: And I love Lady Kromega III. The sleek, space-age styling compliments any outfit. [ Woman’s other hand presses one of the buttons ] And the clearly displayed perpetual calendar helps me to remember my many appointments. Would you mind? [ other person brings in a spare hand to operate the Lady Kromega III ] Thank you.
Announcer: Kromega III. It’s like asking a stranger for the time.
We’re in a world of hurt if kids can’t read analog time these days.
But they know how to put on a condom.
And why is it so cold in here?
Her name was Virginia, she said. “Virgin for short, but not for long.” Back in the seventies, going bra-less became a thing. But Virginia was too modest for that.
So she bought a bra made for shy girls that made it look like they were bra-less but actually had little fake nipples sewn onto the outside of the bra.
Virginia came in to work wearing that bra but was so embarrassed to think someone might THINK they were seeing nipples that she never wore it again.
“So, Marge, how did your kindergarten sex training class go?”
“Okay, I guess. I demonstrated how to put on a condom using a banana.”
“Did the kids get it?”
“I don’t know. They just wanted to eat the banana.”
Don’t forget the timing light!
It was an obscure eddie murphy reference, but your obscure reference is much more apropos in context
Well, I got the reference.
Thanks to my kid brother.
He had that Eddie Murphy stand-up memorized.
Regards,
I have just recently received my Dad’s slide rule.
He passed in 1999, Mom in 2011, but only lately has the house been emptied preparatory to sale, and much known to exist but long hidden has come to light.
My BIL says he’ll be able to show me how to use it.
I’m 54.
Want to really explode their little minds?
Ask them the question using a 24-hour digital clock, with a time like 1423 or 2311.
I’m 76 and keep a daily log, using the 24-hour clock. I learned how easy it was when I first joined the Navy in ‘59.
I use analog watches. And have my phone set to an analog dial. I think because the time is shown in reference to all of the other times. If dinner is at 6 pm, I can just look and see how close I am to that “destination” time.
My grandson who was born in 2010 could read a clock face when he was seven and no one pushed him to do it.
Less than a year after I was retired by my employer in 2001, I also ditched wearing a watch. My time is my time, not some schedule.
Along with changing f-stops or lenses...
I used a good 35mm camera for years and have loads of pics and slides. ...I’ve never owned or used a cell phone, so my daughter and grand kids consider me to be weird.
The only Jimmy Kimmel video I’m interested in watching is him lighting himself on fire outside of the White House.
^ This + 1
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