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What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A broken clock is right twice a day, but a running clock is probably never right.

[–] psud@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My grandfather clock is correct* about once a week when I wind and correct it

*It must be correct as it's very slightly fast (less so than can be fixed with a quarter turn off the pendulum screw) and I set it slightly in the past

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

If you're lucky, a clock that's slightly too fast or too slow will be right once

[–] lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

At this point you get into a philosophical discussion about what "right" really means