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THE TIME IS 6AM. FOR EVERY 1 HOUR THAT HAS PASSED, THE CLOCK WILL ONLY SHOW 36 MINUTES AS IT WILL LOSE 24 MINUTES. WHEN THE CLOCK WAS SHOWING 3AM, 180 CLOCK MINUTES HAVE PASSED SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS MEANS THAT 300 (180/36 X 24 MINUTES + 180 MINUTES) REAL MINUTES HAVE PASSED WHEN THE CLOCK WAS SHOWING 3AM. SINCE THE CLOCK STOPPED 1 HOUR AGO, ANOTHER 60 MINUTES HAVE PASSED. THEREFORE A TOTAL OF 360 MINUTES HAVE PASSED. SINCE 360 MINUTES = 6 HOURS, THE TIME IS 6 HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT TWO HOURS. WIND-UP CLOCKS CAN'T BE SET MORE THAN 12 HOURS IN ADVANCE IN 3 1/2 HOURS THE ALARM CLOCK HAS BECOME 14 MINUTES SLOW. AT NOON THE ALARM CLOCK WILL FALL BEHIND APPROXIMENTLY AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. ITS HANDS WILL SHOW NOON IN 15 MINUTES THE FIRST ONE - IT'S 10:05. THE FAST CLOCK IS SHOWING 10:11 AND THE SLOW CLOCK IS SHOWING 9:56