Facelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to shitposting@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhat's the time, Mr Wolf?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1662arrow-down135
arrow-up1627arrow-down1imageWhat's the time, Mr Wolf?lemmy.mlFacelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to shitposting@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-29 months agoIt’s probably that way because the system of time predates the invention of zero as a concept by a millennia or two.
minus-squareEarMaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoEveryone here assumes that midnight=12a.m. is valid everywhere but in a lot languages this is not the case (German and French just to name two). So maybe this is just something weird English speaking people do…
It’s probably that way because the system of time predates the invention of zero as a concept by a millennia or two.
Everyone here assumes that midnight=12a.m. is valid everywhere but in a lot languages this is not the case (German and French just to name two). So maybe this is just something weird English speaking people do…