If there are 24 hours in a day, why shouldn't all the clocks reflect that. I obviously use the 24-hour clock, but people thought I was making fun of them when I used it to tell people the time.
Poll: Do you use a 12 or 24 hour clock?
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on anything i control its 24 hours if other people control it its a crapshoot i was in the military for a long time so 24 hour was really ingrained in me and i havent made any effort to think in 12 hour format since i was discharged it still weirds me out a little and now i gently insist on using 24 hour format at work
I use a 24 hour clock because I have insomnia which leads to odd sleep habits. Couple that and I like to keep my shades drawn shut it can be difficult to tell what time of day it is when I wake up using a 12 hour clock. Especially during the winter where 4AM and 4PM are just as dark as each other in the middle of the season.
I use 12 hour. Its just needs less math and there is almost always some context involved so that there is no confusion.
I didn't know any country used primarily 24 hour.
Australia uses 12 hours.zumbledum said:
I didn't know any country used primarily 24 hour.
I use 12 hr because I was raised on it.
But if I were to be stuck in a facility 999 or Danganronpa style, having 24 hour clock would be more comforting. No doubt.
But if I were to be stuck in a facility 999 or Danganronpa style, having 24 hour clock would be more comforting. No doubt.
24 hours. Years in a military family has driven that method into being a tradition. "Five-o-Clock?! We don't use that kind of hippie language in THIS unit!" This might sound like a joke. Sadly, it is not.
12 hour clocks. The little red numbers on the edge of my watch do remind me about the 24 hour ones though.
I use 12 hour most of the time, simply because that's what I'm used to, but I can work with 24 hour if I need to. I like the 24 hour system, don't get me wrong; it makes much more sense than using each time twice a day. However, I've been using the 12-hour clock since I was a little kid, and I don't see enough of a practical difference to justify permanently switching over.
Also, is that 30-hour clock seriously a thing? How does it work? Do they shrink the hour such that 30 of them fit in a day, or something?
Also, is that 30-hour clock seriously a thing? How does it work? Do they shrink the hour such that 30 of them fit in a day, or something?
I use both, I come across both in my day to day duties at my job, so my brain just works them how I need it to be.
That said, I prefer the 12 hour format, just rolls off the tongue easier I guess?
That said, I prefer the 12 hour format, just rolls off the tongue easier I guess?
I worked for Disney and they technically use 24 hour clocks but if your shift took you past midnight they'd start adding hours that don't exist........I'd have days where I got off work at 2600....which was 2 am. The most frustrating was working a regular shift into grad nite because then it was like noon to 3100 or 3200 hours (7 or 8 am in which I'd also be helping with opening shift to open the park frustrating ass shifts). But that always pissed me off that they'd just add hours instead of just saying that you're working until 0200 or whatever. (also no I'm not exaggerating on that grad nite shift thing I honestly did do that once and it was a completely voluntary extension of my shift meaning I didn't have to do it but they needed people and I had nothing better to do and that wasn't even my longest shift ever).Zontar said:
OT: I prefer using 24 hour clocks. Most places I've worked for use them and I've been using them since high school since I was in JROTC and it was considered "military" time. I'm not big on 12 hour clocks and all my appointments are written on my calendars in 24 hour time.
