A hypothesis about 11:11 clock watchers....?

Question

Many 11:11 people report seeing 11:11 twice a day, which could be a mixture of good biological clocks and sinchronicity. After years, they report seeing 11:11 on clocks even at different times.

Every number on a standard digital clock face contains the digit 1 except for 2 and 5. That leaves about 34 minutes between 11 and 12 on a 12 hour clock, (much more on a 24 hour one) in which a person can look at the clock and see 11:11.

For example at 11:31, the 3 is a 1 with 3 other lines attached.

Could the mind that is expecting to see 11:11 look at 11:31 and block out the extra lines that make the 3 so it reads 11:11.

Then when it changes, it would change to 11:32 and the person would be able to see the 3 again because the 2 destroys the illusion.

I'm just shooting out the idea. Anyone who has experienced the 11:11 phenomena, or who knows something about it, let me know what you think.

Answer 1

I have experienced it many times and so has my wife.  My assumption is that there is a prosaic explanation, nothing mystical or supernatural.  I am able to catch myself on the road to self deception because I am aware of the mental mechanisms which cause it, but this 11:11 thing is different.  No matter how hard I try, I can't get out of my head the idea that it occurs many times more often than it should.

   Likely explanations include: the parallelness of the lines can attract your attention periferally and unconsciously.  Let's grant that for a second.  Next, it may be true that we glance at clocks far more than we realize and have a disproportionate memory of the 11:11 occurrence because it seems significant.  Now with these two explanations it *still* seems to me to occur way too often.  

  So I see this as a great example of subjective error and self-deception.  It can be used as an example of why people believe in things like astrology and lunar effects on human behavior.  I know the bias, once established, can be extremely hard to dislodge.

Answer 2

Uh, okay!

Have a Great Day!

Answer 3

arghhhhh Brain-overload...Too much for my feeble mind during nocturnal hours.

Answer 4

I am also experiencing this thing. But I rarely see 11.11.  I rather look at the clock at 22.22, 23.23, 21.21, 20,20 . But maybe it is simply because we too often look at the clock and we see as well other numbers but simply remember those who appear misteriously.

Answer 5

never had it happen

Answer 6

you think about this WAYYY too much.

Answer 7

I remember having visitors at 1:11 am. These people called themselves the guardians. I think it's an extraterrestrial thing anyway. Supposedly, 4:44 is a warning. Whatever.

http://1111spiritguardians.com/