HardDark and Night Riddles Riddle
How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the shorthand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass.
Riddle
How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the shorthand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass.
Choose an answer
A.22 times
B.24 times
C.20 times
D.21.
Hint: It's a word with 0 letters, starting with "2".
Answer
21.
Why this is the answer
Excluding the identical overlap that starts the count at midnight, the minute hand overtakes the hour hand 21 more times before the next midnight.
This riddle is filed under Dark Riddles and rated Hard.
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