Seeing the Fourth Dimension
Someone wants to see the fourth dimension and is told to stare at a clock; time is the fourth dimension.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-03-06-seeing-the-fourth-dimension/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "Is there any way to really see the 4th dimension?" B: "Sure. Just stare at the clock for a while and you'll see it."
[Time passes]
A: "I've never been so bored. It's like my life is elapsing." B: "That's it! You're seeing it!"