# 11:11 and other fun clock things **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047 "2009-03-19T17:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/21 "2009-03-19T19:40:56Z")
We have a friend who celebrated his 88th birthday on August 8th last year. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/22 "2009-03-19T19:42:52Z")
I have a binary-coded decimal clock on my desk, so the readout is an array of dots. I waste more time than I ought to watching when the dots form neat patterns. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/23 "2009-03-19T19:45:00Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I have a binary-coded decimal clock on my desk, so the readout is an array of dots. I waste more time than I ought to watching when the dots form neat patterns. When digital clocks were a new and exciting phenomenon, I spent time making sure I could make a formula out of the digits. OK, I still do it. ---
**Author:** ![pantheon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/24 "2009-03-19T19:58:33Z")
[http://www.phenomenon1111.com/](http://www.phenomenon1111.com/) > **[11:11 (numerology)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11:11_(numerology))** > > Reportedly haunted locations: > In numerology, 11:11 is considered to be a significant moment in time for an event to occur. It is seen as an example of synchronicity, as well as a favorable sign or a suggestion towards the presence of spiritual influence. It is additionally thought that the repetition of numbers in the sequence adds "intensity" to them and increases the numerological effect. > Critics highlight the lack of substantial evidence for this assertion, and they gesture towards confir... > **[COINCIDENCE AND 11:11](http://www.greatdreams.com/11coin.htm)** > > This is the first of a series of pages of reports from people seeing 11:11 often. Included are various theories about the phenomenon, links to related articles, and other coincidental numbers, such as the triplets 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666, 777,... [http://www.crystalinks.com/11.11.html](http://www.crystalinks.com/11.11.html) ---
**Author:** ![pantheon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pantheon)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/25 "2009-03-19T20:01:56Z")
Oh, and this was just a month ago, for the \*nix geeks on the dope: > **[Digital Marketing Guides, Software Reviews & Nearby Agencies | Web Monkey](https://www.webmonkey.com)** > > WebMonkey provides digital marketing guides, in-depth software reviews, and nearby agency recommendations to help you achieve your business and career goals. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/26 "2009-03-19T21:02:36Z")
A friend of mine was big into 11:11. He always noticed it. Always. We decided at one point to record some original songs together. He was going to do all of the acoustic guitar work. We decided to open the tape with one of his acoustic songs, which he titled 11:11. We later decided to end the tape with another acoustic song. We called it The End. So we recorded his acoustic track. He finished the take… At 11:11. On Veteran’s Day. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/27 "2009-03-19T21:31:40Z")
You know you’re a geek when you always giggle to yourself at [11:38](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1138_(number)). ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/28 "2009-03-19T23:16:08Z")
You might like this website: > **[The Human Clock](https://humanclock.com)** > > The Human Clock is picture and video clock of someone holding the current time up for all 1,440 minutes in a day. Neat. ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/29 "2009-03-20T01:31:24Z")
I always notice 17:55. I spend much too much time looking at photographic websites. Nikon make a 17-55mm f/2.8 lens, and I’ve thought about getting one, but for various reasons I’m resisting that urge. They make a cheap, plastic 18-55mm, and I have one, but I never notice 18:55. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Klostertal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Klostertal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klostertal)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/30 "2009-03-20T02:55:54Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > 420 is the police code for marijuana violations of some kind. That’s a myth. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/31 "2009-03-20T03:24:46Z")
25 O’Clock, anyone? (It’s when you’re going to be mine!) ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/32 "2009-03-20T03:35:53Z")
> [@InterestedObserver](#): > > I do the 11:11 thing, because it was something that just started happening all the time…I couldn’t help but notice. > > Sort of weird. About 16 yrs ago, it got to where I could not look at a clock anywhere w/o seeing this mumber combo at least once a day. It actually started to freak me out a bit, since even when I wasn’t trying to or, over time, went out of my way NOT to, it still happened. In random ways such as falling asleep with my infant son in the living room, then waking and carrying him to bed and glancing at the clock (11:11) or waking, showering, eating, happening to see the clock on the microwave at exactly 11:11. > \ > > Still does from time to time, not just on clocks but receipts now and then ($11.11), etc. If I notice it now, I take a moment to pause and give thanks and send prayers/wishes out. Why not? Good a time as any. Wow. It’s nice to know I have another evil twin out there. That sounds exactly like my 11:11 thing I had for years. \ I was sure I was going to die or the world was going to explode or something equally hideous happen at that time at some point of my life. Eventually, I stopped seeing it all the time. Now, when I do, I just kinda chuckle at myself. (I have old friends that will sometimes call me up and say, “I saw 11:11 on the clock today, and I thought about you!”) I have never heard of that cult, but wow! Scientology gets a run for its money! ---
**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/33 "2009-03-20T04:03:38Z")
Strangely, my family has always been a fan of 10:10. 11:11 never really did it for us. On another thought, I’d like to take a picture in front of the weather channel when it is saying something in binary. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/34 "2009-03-20T04:33:51Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > 420 is the police code for marijuana violations of some kind. So Pot smokers celebrate 4:20 by smoking pot. At least that’s what I was always told, but the wiki mentins nothing of it. > > [420 (cannabis culture) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)) [Dude bids 420 on everything on Price is Right](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdjqsSSa_A) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bacon\_Salt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@Bacon\_Salt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Salt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/35 "2009-03-20T06:27:33Z")
I always notice 3:14. Sometimes I do a little cheer. Unrelated note, people think I’m a bit of a dork for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/36 "2009-03-20T07:12:55Z")
Thankfully someone posted links on 11:11, I’m really in the dark here, and feel incredibly wooshed. I’m still not sure I get it. (A site for someone who has no clue what 11:11 is, please?) That being said, I think I can guess at what the 11:11 thing is getting at. For me, it’s the 19th day of the month: (in order, different years, different months) I was born on the 19th. My Dad died on the 19th. My Grandmother (Dad’s side) died on the 19th. My Mom remarried on the 19th. I am sure I am forgetting one or two more. Suffice it to say, I know that 19 speaks to me. (Stephen King need not apply.) I use it as a goto number; That is, I use it when I buy lottery tickets, I choose it as a number to pick when a “random” number has to be picked, if it comes up by random chance, I notice it. I think this is what 11:11 is getting at. (Am I hitting on the idea here?) However my psychology nags at me: > **[Confirmation bias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias)** > > Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when they interpret ambiguous evidence as supporting their existing attitudes. The effect is strongest for desired outcomes, for emotionally charged issues, and for deeply entrenched beliefs. Confirmation bias cannot be elimina... And > **[Yo Duh](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/yo-duh/)** > > Can significance can be found in numbers relating to the 9/11 attacks? There, I think we have enough to send this back around again.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/37 "2009-03-20T07:34:40Z")
I notice that I check the time at 4:44 more than any other time. ---
**Author:** ![Henrichek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5daacb/32.png) [@Henrichek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henrichek)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/38 "2009-03-20T07:48:20Z")
You’re all missing out on 13:37 with your little 12-hour clocks. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/39 "2009-03-20T08:37:39Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > I always notice when it’s 2:23 and 5:56. Time to start loading the guns? 😃 For a few years I was noticing when the minute and hour hands would line up on my watch. It was fascinating and a bit creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047/40 "2009-03-20T12:03:16Z")
> [@Henrichek](#): > > You’re all missing out on 13:37 with your little 12-hour clocks. And 21:12. Incidentally, Neil Peart’s birthday is on 9/12. 9:12 PM in military time? 21:12. I like to think it’s a bit of synchronicity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047.md?page=3)