While most analog clocks' minute hands sweep from minute to minute, jumping minute clocks have the issue the article brings up.
Depending on when / where you went to school, you may have had analog jumping minute clocks. The ones we had at one school would "give away" when the minute would change because the minute hand would move slightly counterclockwise before changing to the next minute.[0]
Per reddit, some Swiss Railway clocks had jumping minutes, but I have not seen one in person. [1]
Another school I attended had sweep second and minute hands, but would hold the clock at 59 seconds until it matched the master clock. Depending on the particular clock and how well it was maintained, these could be 5 - 10 seconds off. Seems like nothing as an adult, but as a kid wanting to go home, it seemed like an eternity, especially on the last day of class for the semester.
Depending on when / where you went to school, you may have had analog jumping minute clocks. The ones we had at one school would "give away" when the minute would change because the minute hand would move slightly counterclockwise before changing to the next minute.[0]
Per reddit, some Swiss Railway clocks had jumping minutes, but I have not seen one in person. [1]
Another school I attended had sweep second and minute hands, but would hold the clock at 59 seconds until it matched the master clock. Depending on the particular clock and how well it was maintained, these could be 5 - 10 seconds off. Seems like nothing as an adult, but as a kid wanting to go home, it seemed like an eternity, especially on the last day of class for the semester.
[0] This video shows how clocks worked at my school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpU_lG_TPP4
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/clocks/comments/10714a1/hard_time_f...