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[-] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

metric time actually was a thing, and it sucked so nobody used it.

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

It didn't suck exactly, time is just so much more prevalent than other units that switching to a new system was even more contentious. Current time is just as arbitrary (although maximizing for maximum number of prime factors is pretty nice, even if it doesn't mesh nicely with other metric units)

[-] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Metric really missed out by not being dozenal. SMH

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