Some people laugh at this sort of thing as ridiculous and I get it but…

Isn’t it exciting that people are trying to be innovative and different? Phones of the early to mid 2000s were often pretty visually and functionally distinct from one another. But since like the 2010s every phone turned into the same boring (but very functional) rectangle. Give me some spice and newness! Be kooky and weird!

I’ve always been broken in that regard I guess. How do I make vibrations feel good?

Lmaoo

Maybe my vision just isn’t good enough, but the individual ticks for the minute hand are so small that I have difficulty without holding the watch closer to my face and studying it for a moment if it’s close to the next minute but not there yet. I don’t have old eyes either lol. It’s just small. Maybe a wall clock would be easier to see quickly.

Yeah it seems like most of the comments here that actually understood my question (many of them seem to think I’m asking for instructions on how to read the hours and minutes) seem to have this kind of attitude. The attitude that analog clocks aren’t necessarily for precision, but for a general “vibe” for lack of a better term at what time it is. I guess having constant connection to Internet clocks with precise minutes and seconds has made me pretty anal about time for whatever reason. I guess maybe I need to learn to chill out more?? Lol

I get what you mean. I think it might vary by which watch face I am using on my particular watch. I notice that in general the minute hand for the face I am using is very granular…it definitely doesn’t just stop at the minute marks or even just halfway in between the minute marks. The one I am using seems to be more fluid than that. I was watching it closely just now and I see the minute hand ticking away ever so slightly as the second hand moves.

This isn’t a problem with “the school system”. I know how to read an analog clock. But it’s not something I have ever done daily and so I have never been in practice with it.

Half of the comments here seem to be confused by my question, instead simply instructing me how to read an analog clock in general.

That wasn’t the question or my issue.

On a wristwatch, the space between the numbers of the minute hand is pretty small. I am not elderly, but it is difficult for me to see quickly precisely at what tick mark the minute hand is at… especially if it is getting to be toward the next minute and I don’t realize.

One user suggested to briefly also glance at the second hand when I need more precision, which seems to help alleviate part of the problem that I describe.

That’s a super interesting concept! Neat idea, but I don’t think I’d be able to handle that for when I’m getting ready for work in the morning and the minutes count lol.

I guess there really isn’t a ton of value tbh! I guess it’s just that I’ve basically always had access to the exact time and anything else feels a bit less than. Things like getting ready in the morning and keeping track of the exact minute I know I have to leave by to get to work comfortably, people asking me for the time and giving them a time off by a minute is socially awkward if they double check, or something like knowing that I want to bake something in the oven for exactly 12 minutes without having to set a timer.

“Vibes” is honestly a good way to put it lol

Today in the digital age, the bus schedule says “15:17”

Yeah essentially lol. That’s one of the reasons I had never been super into analog clocks beforehand.

It does have a second hand, but I don’t really look at it much to tell the time.

It’s not that I can’t tell the minutes when it is between numbers, it’s that it will already look like it’s 9:23 because the minute hand has effectively nearly covered the 9:23 minute mark despite it being 9:22:45 or something. Seems to be a limitation of analog clocks unless I am just not great at discerning these things. Unless people also generally look at the second hand when reading them??

Tbh it’s actually a smartwatch and not technically an actual analog watch, so I’m assuming the exact time is pretty accurate. I just want to start using analog watch faces more on it to make it look nicer haha. Plus brushing up on my skill!

Sorry if I wasn’t clear…they are swim goggles! My whole life I have always been frustrated that I can’t see shit when wearing swim goggles because obviously I can’t wear the goggles and my glasses at the same time. But I’ve been swimming in these goggles and holy shit! It’s obviously not a perfect match, but I can see so well with them as opposed to not being able to see jack shit! I love it! I can finally see what is going on when swimming in the pool!

They didn’t have my exact prescription, so I went with a slightly less powerful prescription so it wouldn’t feel too strong. So like my prescription is -7.5 and I went with -7 because they didn’t have the exact number. In the past, I have had corrections where my two eyes are different (like -7 and -6.5 for example). In that case I think it wouldn’t hurt to get either a -7 pair as well, but if it was too uncomfortable you could go for -6 instead. It’s not like a perfect science because it’s not going to match your prescription exactly necessarily.

Obviously they aren’t going to have any sort of astigmatism correction either if you need that. But I mean since they are basically almost the same price as regular swim goggles, I don’t see a downside to trying them out. I wish I knew about these decades ago lol.

I agree it’s a bit silly. One thing I was pleasantly surprised about is that you can get off the shelf prescription goggles for myopia, even for quite strong presriptions! I bought some -7 diopter correction goggles on Amazon for about $17. They work great!

You sound very sweet, OP. Never change. A lot of people are just miserable themselves and want company being miserable.

This instead reminds me of this classic YouTube video:

https://youtu.be/kPCiHHVN7IA

Congratulation! You’ll be a great dad. :)

I feel for you, but I hope you understand why people are hesitant to trust a stranger on the internet asking them for money. As well this isn’t exactly a community designed for that. Wishing you the best.

New LGBTQ just dropped

Gesundheit

So first of all, I’m with you.

But would that affect waterproofing at all?