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maxerickson
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Time to Dump Time Zones
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.
jwhitlark
on Nov 7, 2016
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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.
grkvlt
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Wouldn't they strike zero, for 00h00 since there's no 24h00 after 23h59.59? Which, admittedly, would be rediculous ;)
TheOtherHobbes
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I was wondering what the rationale was.
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