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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

image is of a watch showing the numbers 1234 sequentially - the amount of times I look at my watch and I see this is bizarre. And, no, I don't mean once or twice a day...like, I don't see it's 1:23 or 3:45 all the time...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

to me it says lunch time :(

I am a simple person.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same! Or 11:11 as another has said. I'm wondering what a science type explanation would be. Like if it's a form of confirmation bias, where because our human brains are good at finding patterns then that's what we see more or something. Idk, I'm not science type person, just potat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does seem a bit like a kind of frequency illusion aka Baader Meinhof phenomenon... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thankyou! That seems like a good explanation of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Synchronicity Theory is an interesting one, basically it's the belief that meaningful coincidences are more than just chance. Say you're thinking about a friend who you haven't seen or spoken to for years, and then they call you out of the blue. It also covers seeing the same numbers repeatedly, including the time on a clock or watch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Synchronicity eh 🤔 I like it! Starts humming "King of Pain"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's 11:11 for me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No problem. May have doxxed myself as I get around in one of their t-shirts quite often.

But then again, Lemmy is tiny.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

All good mate. It would be a real buzz if i spotted you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad it's not just me that experiences this - it's 9.11 for me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

that does look like a confusing watch face.