small44@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoScientists are hoping to redefine the second – here's whytheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down113
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minus-squareEnglish Mobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoDecimal time exists, thanks to the French Revolution. There are 100 decimal seconds in a decimal minute, 100 minutes in a decimal hour, and 10 hours in a decimal day. Each second is slightly shorter than a SI second.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI know and nobody uses it.
Decimal time exists, thanks to the French Revolution.
There are 100 decimal seconds in a decimal minute, 100 minutes in a decimal hour, and 10 hours in a decimal day. Each second is slightly shorter than a SI second.
I know and nobody uses it.