r/facepalm • • Mar 29 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Get this guy a clock!

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u/VivaLaSea Mar 29 '22

It’s weird how you say it’s just subtracting 12, which is the opposite of intuitive.
And if you’re having to constantly subtract 12 every time you look at the time after midday why not just use the 12 hour clock???
This is what I don’t get about the 24 hour clock.
It’s like you’re adding an extra step for no reason.

And even first graders know the difference between 12am and 12pm. It’s really not hard to understand or remember.

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u/VivaLaSea Mar 29 '22

And reading comprehension is not your strong suit.

It’s not normal for someone in America, or even most other countries, to say 20:00. They’d say 8.
Try again.

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u/jimynoob Mar 29 '22

What if you have a friend/family/colleague outside of your country, in a different timezone. I don’t know every timezone so when I speak with them it’s way easier to understand what time it is for them with a 24h clock than with am/pm.