PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoMidnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next daymessage-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareMidnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next dayPeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoSome cultures considered sunset to be the end of the day and beginning of the next one. That seems good to me in a sense but very unwieldy for modern 24-hour time. The year also started when life began to return and planting could start.
minus-squareMrFinnbean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoThat would mean summer for me is just one 2,5 month long day. Same with winter.
Some cultures considered sunset to be the end of the day and beginning of the next one. That seems good to me in a sense but very unwieldy for modern 24-hour time. The year also started when life began to return and planting could start.
That would mean summer for me is just one 2,5 month long day. Same with winter.