My grandfather gave me a watch. It doesn't have any hands or numbers. He says it's very accurate. I asked him what time it was. You can guess what he told me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A watch without hands is claimed to be accurate but provides no time.
- In plain terms
- My watch has no hands and cannot tell time.
- What can you take from it?
- Useless items can be described as functional through irony.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What claims of quality do you distrust?
- How do you define a useful tool?
Another view
Accuracy without function is meaningless.
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