Source: Sterling, Brain Teasers, p. 30

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KCW said:
If he waits for 30 minutes, the 15 minute sets would occur "after the 2.00 AM hour" and not "after the 1.00 AM hour".

Spring forward, fall back.

If this were in the autumn, then he went inside at 12:45.
 

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