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Do clocks actually make two different sounds (tick tock) or do we just perceive them differently?

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Do clocks actually make two different sounds (tick tock) or do we just perceive them differently?

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Some older mechanic clocks make two different sounds (one for each direction in which the pendulum swings). Modern quartz clocks make the same sound on each tick.