Comment on Whoever invented the 12-hour clock never doubted that people will always know if it's day or night
Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub 4 days agoI wouldn’t blame the Babylonians for us breaking the good standard and going 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 instead of the 58, 59, 100, 101, 102 that works just fine. They were first, we are the ones who added a new system aside the old one instead of replacing it.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
The French actually kicked out so much trash during the Revolution. Time units did stick around though, but at least they tried.