Re:Time to Dump Time Zones
by roel_v on Sunday November 06, 2016 @08:26PM
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Sure, as a novelty. Who here has ever seen one like that in the wild? And yes, I think 24 is much harder to read, and not necessary either - in those situations where you don't know (when looking at a clock) whether it's 3am or 3pm, you have much bigger issues to worry about :)
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Re:Time to Dump Time Zones
by maxerickson on Sunday November 06, 2016 @08:42PM
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My point was more in the second para, that 12 hour clocks aren't a platonic ideal, they are likely a result of practical demands. We make 12 hour dials rather than having them thrust upon us.
James Burke said in one of his shows that the 12 hour clock came in because it was ridiculous to have clock tower bells strike 24.
Wouldn't they strike zero, for 00h00 since there's no 24h00 after 23h59.59? Which, admittedly, would be rediculous ;)
Re:Time to Dump Time Zones
by TheOtherHobbes on Monday November 07, 2016 @04:00AM
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I was wondering what the rationale was.
I love the idea of a 24 hour clock with 0000 at the bottom. Then the hour hand roughly follows the sun around all day, and a glance at the clock gives you the phase & time of day regardless of light cues or any other bits.
(Former submariner so a somewhat special case ;)