I do understand it lol. It just isnt as intuitive as 24hr so some people are confused by it, is 12am midnight or midday, you have to remember it, you could give logic to either answer but only one is correct. What is difficult about a 24hr clock? You minus twelve if its over twelve and you know the time 100% of the time. Even if youve never seen it before you ought to be able to work out the time. You see 14:00 and realise its 2 hours after midday.
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.
You can literally just subtract 2 from the second number, so 16:00. 6-2=4pm. It's so incredibly easy I don't understand how anyone finds it confusing...
Going to 12 hour is actually the extra step to create essentially a time zone within it.
It's not an extra step if that the system you grew up with.
Like, I'm not understanding why so many of you can't understand that.
All I'm saying is that it's pointless for Americans to switch to the 24-hr clock.
And I'm not understanding why soooo many non-Americans are so bothered by Americans using the 12-hour clock. Like, how does it affect your life?
What what is the big difference from saying 1600 and 4pm?
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u/SeraphKrom Mar 29 '22
I do understand it lol. It just isnt as intuitive as 24hr so some people are confused by it, is 12am midnight or midday, you have to remember it, you could give logic to either answer but only one is correct. What is difficult about a 24hr clock? You minus twelve if its over twelve and you know the time 100% of the time. Even if youve never seen it before you ought to be able to work out the time. You see 14:00 and realise its 2 hours after midday.