“What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen?” The answer is “Time to get a new clock!” Because in times past time was only counted in 12 hours, if a clock struck 13 times it meant the clock was broken and thus all the previous hours should be called into question.

“the clock strikes.” means the time is on the hour, such as “the clock strikes four.” means it’s now four o’clock.

In The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, when the clock strikes twelve on the eve of the Carnival of Time, the Clock Tower opens, allowing festival-goers to ascend it.

So Scrooge decided to lie awake and wait what happens. Suddenly, the clock struck one. The ghost took Scrooge back in time, to a place where Scrooge was a boy. There Scrooge could see his younger self playing with other children.

The fairy godmother appears asks Cinderella to bring her a pumpkin, some mice, and some rats. She tells Cinderella she will to be back at home before the clock strikes midnight, for then, her fine dress will turn into rags and the coach and servants will become what they were before.

Tick tock

Mechanical clocks/watches that make a ticking sound normally do so because they have an escapement mechanism to help regulate the movements of the hands, that is, to keep time well. This mechanism works along with a pendulum, balance wheel, or similar device to keep the hands moving at the correct rate.

A set of wires (called snares) is stretched across a drum head at the bottom of the drum. The vibration of the bottom drum head against the snares produces the drum’s characteristic “cracking” tone. Claps, snares, and other “sharp” or “bright” sounds are often used in similar ways in drum patterns.

A typical muzzle blast generates a shock wave with a sound pressure level (SPL) of 140 dB or louder. A whip-like “snap” or “crack” caused by the sonic boom that occurs as a projectile moves through the air at supersonic speeds.