Trick Time Questions

[mtdjed]

1/ a/ It is Tuesday June 30, 2020

b/ It is 11:59 AM
c/ At the instant that the clock changes to 12, Is that 12 AM or 12 PM

2/ a/ You are asked to pick up someone at 12 AM on Tuesday June 30.
b/ The airport is 15 minutes away. What day is it when you leave the house?

[John41]

12pm
Monday

[John_W]

I would of said noon, I never use am or pm when referring to the middle of the day. Keeps simpler.

[EdFNJ]

I would of said noon, I never use am or pm when referring to the middle of the day. Keeps simpler.

^^^^^^What he said^^^^^^^

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language states "By convention, 12 AM denotes midnight and 12 PM denotes noon. Because of the potential for confusion, it is advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight."

or

Is noon 12 am or 12 pm?
To avoid confusion, the correct way to express 12 o'clock is 12 noon or 12 midnight.
Alternatively, the 24-hour clock system may be used - 12:00 and 24:00 (or 00:00) respectively.
The abbreviation am stands for ante-meridiem (before the Sun has crossed the meridian line) and pm stands for post-meridiem (after the Sun has crossed the meridian line).
At 12 noon, the Sun is at its highest point in the sky and directly over the meridian. It is therefore neither 'ante' (am) nor 'post' (pm).
Is noon 12 am or 12 pm? Midday & midnight time explained | Royal Observatory Greenwich (https://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/noon-12-am-or-12-pm)

[BobnBev]

Once you use military time, the answer becomes clear.:popcorn:

[Two Bills]

Monday.
Leave for airport @ 23.45 hrs. arrive 00.00hrs.

[GOLFER54]

A hot sticky rainy day !

[coffeebean]

1/ a/ It is Tuesday June 30, 2020

b/ It is 11:59 AM
c/ At the instant that the clock changes to 12, Is that 12 AM or 12 PM

2/ a/ You are asked to pick up someone at 12 AM on Tuesday June 30.
b/ The airport is 15 minutes away. What day is it when you leave the house?

OK, I'll try.......

Question 1) 12 PM

Question 2) Monday, June 29

How did I do?

[Mrodmh]

12pm
I’d leave Monday at 11:45pm

This is not at all confusing.

However, if you’re asked to pick them up on Tuesday 12am. However, if it’s already 11:45am on Tuesday, you’ve left them at the airport.

[villageuser]

I would definitely ask them if they mean midnight. I have found that some people do believe that 12:00am means noon. I wouldn’t take a chance of leaving my house so late at night, just to find out I am 12 hours early.

[davem4616]

1/ a/ It is Tuesday June 30, 2020

b/ It is 11:59 AM
c/ At the instant that the clock changes to 12, Is that 12 AM or 12 PM

2/ a/ You are asked to pick up someone at 12 AM on Tuesday June 30.
b/ The airport is 15 minutes away. What day is it when you leave the house?


- it's 12pm

- second question....doesn't matter what time of day it would be....I don't do pickups at the airport....I'd have them take a taxi

[17362]

I would of said noon, I never use am or pm when referring to the middle of the day. Keeps simpler.

I do the same

[cmbrown915@gmail.com]

12 noon or 12 midnight. It doesn’t make sense to say 12pm or 12am ������

[Bridget Staunton]

Thank you Sir for the education, I didn’t know the definition. I love trivia and now understand AM/PM. Now I will say noon or midnight & not AM or PM. Thanks again

[greenflash245]

am. Monday at 11:45 pm

[Win1894]

Clarification please. Would I be picking up a close friend or my mother-in-law?

[BarryD]

The question was what day so the answer is Monday. But I do agree with the comments about using noon and midnight for clear communication.

[aces_04]

Agree

[Janhug123]

What a fun post! Thanks!

[Ecd1810]

Military time 12:00hours -noon
24:00hours- midnight

[LoisR]

Let the Village Van figure it out. We're retired.

[Marty94]

1. It’s noon. Have a cocktail.

2. If the airport is 15 minutes away, wait until your passenger calls on arrival. Planes can arrive early or late. It will take the person 15 minutes to offload and make their way to the curb. Even private planes have to taxi and park. But really... if I was the one flying I would take a taxi and not inconvenience anyone.

[Scorpyo]

1/ a/ It is Tuesday June 30, 2020

b/ It is 11:59 AM
c/ At the instant that the clock changes to 12, Is that 12 AM or 12 PM

2/ a/ You are asked to pick up someone at 12 AM on Tuesday June 30.
b/ The airport is 15 minutes away. What day is it when you leave the house?
I have no idea. Where are you? Are you in California and you're asking about New York? Then it would be 9 AM. If you're in London then maybe 6 PM. Now I have a headache so I'm going to take a nap. Next time just ask Alexa. Also, the second question makes no sense. The airport is 1 hour 20 minutes away, not 15 minutes. Who of us in our right minds drive to the airport in the middle of the night? And why would you be picking up someone who just got off an airplane? Haven't you heard of the Corona beer? I mean virus? It's probably 8 PM somewhere. I'm going to bed!

[Scorpyo]

Clarification please. Would I be picking up a close friend or my mother-in-law?

Heard your wife is in line for a huge inheritance, Care to rethink your question?

[nikonuser1]

12PM and Monday

[CynDLou]

June 29 at 11:45 p.m. is the correct answer. 12:00 a.m is midnight. 12:00 p.m. is noon.

[coastalnh]

If someone wanted to get picked up at the airport at Midnight, I'd tell them to get a cab.

[kk7898]

Monday

[Barborv]

To make life easy, 12 AM is at night and 12 PM is daylight.
But EdFNJ was correct about the meridian line.

[Vastswimmer@gmail.com]

Tuesday

[Curtisbwp]

Is this a joke?




1/ a/ It is Tuesday June 30, 2020

b/ It is 11:59 AM
c/ At the instant that the clock changes to 12, Is that 12 AM or 12 PM

2/ a/ You are asked to pick up someone at 12 AM on Tuesday June 30.
b/ The airport is 15 minutes away. What day is it when you leave the house?

[tenorgirl]

When I was in school we used 12N (noon) and 12M (midnight)

[admiral72]

Noon is when the sun is at its highest peak on any given day or location. in 24 hour time that is 1200 hours. You can use an air almanac or a sextant to determine noon or High Noon as the Movie says.

Time zones are just a convention to accommodate business.

It was fun on ships at sea to determine noon each day and then say,"It is time for lunch."