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LordBrandon t1_irm1jgp wrote

When will Europeans switch to metric time? Base 10 is so much easier, but they insist on irrational numbers like 12 and 60. Its like how many seconds are in a month? Nobody knows. It's so embarrassing.

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CloudsAndSnow t1_irmanaw wrote

Ease of use is important, but standardisation is even more important. Imagine if only France used this system, and perhaps a couple other countries like Liberia and Myanmar, while literally the whole world agreed to use the metric 24h system. Now that would be embarrassing

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