Jamie123 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 It seems that whenever I check the time, I always find it is 11:11. I'm not the only person who's noticed this. there is even a Wikipedia page about it! The best theory I can think of is that I actually check the time more often than I think, but only when it happens to be 11:11 does it stand out in my memory. After all, on a 12-hour clock it is the only time when all four digits are the same. Anyone agree/disagree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askandanswer Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 just wondering if your watch/clock has stopped? :) mordorbund 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Nope. Haven't had that happen to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 It seems that whenever I check the time, I always find it is 11:11. I'm not the only person who's noticed this. there is even a Wikipedia page about it! The best theory I can think of is that I actually check the time more often than I think, but only when it happens to be 11:11 does it stand out in my memory. After all, on a 12-hour clock it is the only time when all four digits are the same. Anyone agree/disagree?I'd wager that's what your body rhythm and/or pattern set by your daily habit is set to...10 o clock for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonetree Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) It seems that whenever I check the time, I always find it is 11:11. I'm not the only person who's noticed this. there is even a Wikipedia page about it! The best theory I can think of is that I actually check the time more often than I think, but only when it happens to be 11:11 does it stand out in my memory. After all, on a 12-hour clock it is the only time when all four digits are the same. Anyone agree/disagree?I agree with your theory and tend to think the same thing happens when people have had a bad day and notice on the way home that a full moon rides the sky. Edited August 3, 2015 by lonetree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 It seems that whenever I check the time, I always find it is 11:11. I'm not the only person who's noticed this. there is even a Wikipedia page about it! The best theory I can think of is that I actually check the time more often than I think, but only when it happens to be 11:11 does it stand out in my memory. After all, on a 12-hour clock it is the only time when all four digits are the same. Anyone agree/disagree? For many years after we married, my wife and I would glance at the clock and tell each other, "It's eleven-eleven." (Assuming it really was 11:11.) We also noted 1234 at 12:34. I expect you're right about the reason, though the fact that younger adults tend to go to bed around 11 or 11:30 doubtless biases the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypto Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I notice it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Whenever I check the time, it's 34 minutes after the hour. It kind of freaks me out. Numerologists have theories about recurring numbers in your life, but I think that's all silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
char713 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) 11:11 is a matter of superstition or wishfulness for people struggling w/ infertility. I'm not at all sure why that is, except that it resembles the two lines on a pregnancy test that are so hoped for. There are women I know who make actually set alarms for themselves every day to spend at least that full minute (11:11-11:12) thinking about where they are in their journey. I guess that definitely makes it a superstition. On a completely separate note, but still related to the overall topic I think: I have these weird hiccoughs that I have had since I was 16 (so about 12 years.) Thankfully I only get them a few times a day, because they are strange, loud, and often quite uncomfortable. Although I have tried various homemade tests to figure out what might cause them, I haven't cracked the code yet. The first day I started experiencing them I was at girls camp. Right from the beginning they annoyed me (and everyone around me) so much that I started checking my watch whenever one happened. I had a single hiccough every hour, for about 11 hours, on the 17th minute of each hour. It was rather odd. Edited August 4, 2015 by char713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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