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My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com


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ClockQuotes

Category: Clock Quotes
Posted on: June 25, 2007 4:07 AM, by Coturnix

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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That applies only to analog clocks in 12-hour format.

A stopped digital clock is never right. But at least it's never wrong.

Posted by: Gork | June 25, 2007 11:29 AM

I'm kind of surprised this quote didn't appear sooner (since to me it seems widely applicable to many conversations around here).

I'm also kind of surprised you found a particular person to attribute it to. I'm glad that Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach considered this worth recording in print, but I think of it as a bit of widespread and anonymous folk wisdom from my ancestors' lives.

At the moment I'm at a loss to think of a modern analog for this concept, now that digital timekeeping has displaced our daily referent. That saddens me.

Thanks, though, for preserving this bit of wisdom for us today. Cheers

Posted by: etbnc | August 26, 2007 9:21 AM

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