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Time is math I think (slrpnk.net)

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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

To akshually your akshually, the day DOES start at 12 in places that use a 12 hour clock, since midnight is 12am and there is no 0am.

Also this meme is not a serious criticism of clocks meant to be taken literally, so taking it as such so you can debunk it just makes it look like you're trying too hard to appear smart.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

to akshually your actually post, the 12 IS zero. noon, as in midday isn't zero, which is a sort of arbitrary decision. That's the differentiating feature between the two systems.

Technically i guess you could count the noon point as 0 also, but that provides ambiguity, so i think it;s better to treat noon as 12, and midnight as 00:00 (but listed as noon) because then it perfectly maps to 24hr time.