Clocks: How many times a day does the bigger hand cover the little one?

In a 24 hour period from EXACTLY midnight to midnight, there are 25 crossings of the hands.

Midnight, midday, the following midnight, plus one every hour in between.

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ADDENDUM :

Having been away and though about this, the answer is actually 23 crossings in an EXACT period of 24 hours. Thus:-

00.00 – Midnight

01.05

02.11

03.16

04.21

05.27

06.32

07.38

08.43

09.49

10.54

12.00 – Noon

13.05

14.11

15.16

16.21

17.27

18.32

19.38

20.43

21.49

22.54

00.00 – Midnight

Times other than 12 am/pm are obviously approximate.

This just goes to show that often an apparently simple question turns out to be somewhat more tricky!!!

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At 6:30 the hands are NOT directly in line. The minute hand points at 6 but the hour hand is half way to 7.

The answer to your original question is that the hands are directly in line 11 times, assuming it’s a standard 12 hour clock.

1. I know I missed quite a few of these, but I did go back and listen to a lot of them. Out of the ones I already knew, my favorite was probably Condor Ave. or Add It Up. As for the ones I hadn’t heard before, maybe the PJ Harvey tune. It convinced me to go pick up Rid of Me, which is definitely a new favorite. 2. The Mars Volta track, I suppose. 3. Not sure. If it were me, I would have obviously threw in some Leonard Cohen. Otherwise, it ‘s a pretty solid list. 4. I’ll also guess Here Comes the Sun. Thanks again for the countdown Prof, it’s been fun.

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24 times in a day. Hands will align at different points around the clock. Noon and midnight are straight up, as you know. Hands overlap around 1:05-1:06, and continue on thru all the hours.

11 times

I believe it’s 23 mate…ie: 12:00 (noon), 1:05:30, 2:11, 3:16:30, 4:22, 5:27:30, 6:32:30, 7:38, 8:43:30, 9:49, 10:54:30, 12:00(midnight), then repeat the rest.

24 times

I’m not sure, either 12 or 24, don’t think I followed the question real well, but I do know how to tell when it’s midnight at Michael Jacksons house, it’s when the big hand is on the little hand. haha

About 60 times, at every interval. Owing to the thickness of the hands, they cannot meet more than this, since then those are considered to be part of the former meeting.