Message from @NinjaQuick

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2019-09-08 14:27:26 UTC  

Yeah don't change it its fine as is

2019-09-08 14:27:32 UTC  

Base 12 can be divided into thirds more conveniently

2019-09-08 14:28:00 UTC  

So as far as everyday use, it would be great for carpenters and other people that work with tools

2019-09-08 14:30:18 UTC  

But alas, we have started with 10

2019-09-08 14:30:24 UTC  

I blame french

2019-09-08 14:30:30 UTC  

Sacre bleu

2019-09-08 14:32:59 UTC  

The thing is: french did have that option on the table - the whole trade was in base 12
Pounds (weight), feet, coin values and volumes were already measured in base 12
Base 10 was a thing that aristocracy liked because **10 fucking fingers argument** and greeks

2019-09-08 14:33:03 UTC  

Or

2019-09-08 14:33:11 UTC  

Carpenters could change to base 10

2019-09-08 14:33:16 UTC  

Instead of fucking with inches.

2019-09-08 14:33:20 UTC  

Indunno

2019-09-08 14:33:24 UTC  

Fucking faggots

2019-09-08 14:33:37 UTC  

Imperial system needs to die

2019-09-08 14:33:51 UTC  

I wasn't talking about it either

2019-09-08 14:33:56 UTC  

Base 10 is infinitely superiour

2019-09-08 14:34:00 UTC  

12 hour clock vs 24 hour clock

2019-09-08 14:34:03 UTC  

Imperial system is base what-the-fuck

2019-09-08 14:34:07 UTC  

Not base 12

2019-09-08 14:34:18 UTC  

10 hour clock with 100 minutes.

2019-09-08 14:34:21 UTC  

I use 24 hour format

2019-09-08 14:34:22 UTC  

Much better.

2019-09-08 14:34:39 UTC  

10 hour with 100 minutes per hour

2019-09-08 14:34:54 UTC  

100 does not fare as well with subdivisions

2019-09-08 14:35:07 UTC  

33.33333333333 minutes is a third

2019-09-08 14:35:13 UTC  

It'd work fine.

2019-09-08 14:35:26 UTC  

Why would we use a third of an hour.

2019-09-08 14:35:36 UTC  

There is a good reason 12 and 60 were chosen and never got metrified

2019-09-08 14:35:42 UTC  

Convenience

2019-09-08 14:35:49 UTC  

There's not good reason.

2019-09-08 14:36:10 UTC  

Just too many clocks and small brains too dependent on clocks.

2019-09-08 14:36:23 UTC  

Because a thirsd of an hour is an amount that is commonly happening

2019-09-08 14:36:42 UTC  

a lot of things are hppening in 20 minutes

2019-09-08 14:37:03 UTC  

Look

2019-09-08 14:37:41 UTC  

Yes because we use thirds because it is a weird system

2019-09-08 14:37:57 UTC  

But if we switched to ten hours hundred minutes hold on.

2019-09-08 14:38:21 UTC  

@NinjaQuick You can use the swiss swatch time if you want

2019-09-08 14:38:53 UTC  

@NinjaQuick nothing is weird about thirds. You are arguing from a position "it is good because I grew up with it"ยง

2019-09-08 14:39:01 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/613767975614283832/620266847799083018/unknown-61.png

2019-09-08 14:39:22 UTC  

>Who?

2019-09-08 14:39:24 UTC  

This is the same argument the yarn weavers were REEEEing about when the weving machine was introduced