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Where are you if,

  • When it's 10 o'clock, it's 2 o'clock

  • When it's 5 o'clock, it's 7 o'clock

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    $\begingroup$ Welcome to Puzzling SE! $\endgroup$ – NL628 Mar 11 '18 at 1:17
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Are you

Through the Looking Glass, with Alice Liddell? (Everything is mirror images).


Reflection of clock showing how 10 o'clock is 2 o'clock


(Illus. dedicated to @A. I. Breveleri and all the youngsters who are analogously impaired.)

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  • $\begingroup$ Sniped by under 5 seconds :D $\endgroup$ – NL628 Mar 11 '18 at 1:27
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    $\begingroup$ :) Glad I didn't take the time to mock up some images for illustrative purposes. $\endgroup$ – Chowzen Mar 11 '18 at 1:29
  • $\begingroup$ Was just trying to find an image of a broken clock with a mirror placed strategically....sigh :( $\endgroup$ – NL628 Mar 11 '18 at 1:31
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    $\begingroup$ I wonder how many young people, who are familiar with only digital clocks, cannot understand this answer even when it is explained to them. $\endgroup$ – A. I. Breveleri Mar 11 '18 at 7:50
  • $\begingroup$ @A.I.Breveleri: .eviecer llahs ey dna ksa $\endgroup$ – Chowzen Mar 11 '18 at 12:59
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In a mirror, because reading a clock with hands in reverse gives 10 = 12 - 2 and 5 = 12 - 7.

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