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It's an old Chinese proverb found in many books of quotations.

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Q: Who made the phrase Even a broken clock is right twice a day?
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Is broken clock right?

a broken clock is right at least twice a day


What does even a blind squirrel is right twice a day mean?

The phrase "even a blind squirrel is right twice a day" is a combination of the phrases "even a broken clock is right twice a day". Both phrases mean that sometimes you can do something right even by doing nothing.


How often is a broken clock correct?

Twice a day.


How many times a day is a broken clock correct?

An analog clock is correct twice a day (AM and PM display the same times). A military clock (0000 to 2400 hours) is only correct once.


How many times does the broken clock show the correct time?

That would depend on what kind of clock, and how "broken" it is. For example, a broken LCD digital clock could have a bad power switch and might be entirely blank - so it would NEVER be 'right". There's an old saying that "a STOPPED clock is right twice a day" - which assumes that the clock is analog, and that the hands are stopped. It could be "broken" by being too fast or two slow, in which case it might be correct only a few times per month.


How many times a day is a the broken clock correct?

Twice. Once in the am, once in the pm.


One clock does not work.other clock loses one second per hour.which clock is efficient?

The first clock is right twice per day. The other wont be right for years. (However, neither clock could be said to be 'efficient!'.)


How many times does a clock have a right angle in 24 hours?

twice if you're looking for exact right angles


How many times do the hands of a clock form right angles in a 24 hour time period?

Twice.


There are two clocks of different colors- the red clock is broken and doesn't run at all but the blue clock loses one second every 24 hours Which clock is more accurate?

The red clock, it's accurate twice a day since the hands never move, while the blue clock is never accurate.


How many times clock make a right angle triangle?

Twice in a 24 hour cycle at 3:00.


Are you wrong?

No. Even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day. (Unless it's one of those digital clocks that show a 24 hour day... ;-)