10:10

Ever wondered why the time shown in unused clocks or the clocks in the showcase are always showing same time...i.e. 10:10...

Since long I was trying to find out the answer for the same and could get some answers which are:

-During the second world war Hiroshima and Nagasaki was attacked(as we all know); the first bomb was dropped at 10:10AM and in rememberance of all the victims the unused clocks show this time.

-Some also say this something to do with the death of Abraham Lincoln ...

-It has also been suggested that the 10:10 position is used because it resembles a smile:)

-One marketing funda says that the Company name of the watch is written just below 12 and when the clock strucks 10:10 it is clearly visible.

Still my search is ON to find out more answers for the same...and would love to know from you...


References:
http://www.educationask.com/trivia/498-Trivia.html
http://knewthis.com/Why-all-clocks-show-1010-as-the-time
http://www.sridevi.net/blog/?p=203


PS: The Timex watches generally are set at 10:09:36 exactly...

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