At a specific time, the hour and minute hands overlap. If I told you it's 3:00, would you believe me? What time am I referring to?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider the angles of the hands.
Answer
2:00
Explanation
The hands overlap at 2:00, not at 3:00; they overlap every hour and five minutes.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 2:00.
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