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Originally Posted by Ortep
Why do the math at all? Use 24Hr clocks and everything is easy.
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When modern Analog clocks were first being designed it was found that designing the gearing system to chime 24 times (ala clock towers) would be far to complex which is how the 12 hr clock face got so popular. Of course that isn't the case I'm sure with clocks on computers etc. since they don't use physical gears, but I imagine even most computers use a 12 hr clock because as human beings we tend to be used to a 12 hr day even now. I mean til the advent of modern lighting most people got up and went to bed with the sun. While the modern world may run 24/7 human beings still haven't managed to catch up to that. lol.