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Isn't it Time for Metric Time?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-esperanto dept.

xenocytekron writes: "Sure, our time system is ok, but does it make sense? Is it easy? Think about it: 60 seconds to a minute, 60 minutes to an hour, 25 hours to a day, all the way to 365 days to a year. Currently, all the world uses the Metric System except for the US. But what about Time? The solution is Metric Time, that is, a time system which uses Base-10 and Metric Standards. So what do you think: Is it Time, for Metric Time?"

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  1. Ummm is it just me? by John+Paul+Jones · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Have I been working under a false assumption that a day is 24 hours long?

    Wow. What could I have been doing in that other hour?

    -JPJ

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    Feh.
  2. Cost of conversion? by SimplyCosmic · · Score: 2, Redundant


    Much like the previous article on changing US bills for the sake of convenience, I think the amount of work it would take to not only convert all the hardware and software out there, but getting people used to it, would outweigh the benefits for far too long.

    Besides, Swatch's internet time has been around forever, and few besides the geeky have paid attention to it.