On a clock the three hands - the second, minute and hour hands - are on the same axis. How often in a 24 hour day will the second hand be parallel to either of the two other hands?
How good are you at estimating angles?
Explore patterns based on a rhombus. How can you enlarge the pattern - or explode it?
What is the angle between the two hands of a clock at 2.30?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.