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Anonymous ID:2DActv3i Fri 29 Mar 2019 19:49:45 No.7761535 View View Reply Original Report

Why do hours have 60 minutes instead of 100?

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Anonymous ID:IBVeCC3z Fri 29 Mar 2019 19:52:42 No.7761548 Report

Quoted By: >>7761740

because one full day has 1440 minutes and it was divided in 24 segments

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Anonymous ID:MZQQjkKR Fri 29 Mar 2019 19:53:28 No.7761554 Report

Quoted By: >>7761740

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Anonymous ID:MZQQjkKR Fri 29 Mar 2019 19:54:45 No.7761558 Report

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>>7761535
short answer: because Egyptians and Babylonians had different numeral systems than our decimal system.

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Anonymous ID:2DActv3i Fri 29 Mar 2019 20:46:32 No.7761740 Report

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>>7761548
>>7761554
Why not just make days with 15 100-minute hours, time is indefinite after all

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