KingtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agoedit-29 months agoTIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.(en.wikipedia.org)external-linkarrow-up1263arrow-down128message-square142file-textfedilink
arrow-up1235arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.(en.wikipedia.org)KingtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agoedit-29 months agomessage-square142file-textfedilink
minus-squareSorgan71Englisharrow-up29arrow-down3·9 months agolinkfedilinkThat system is far more illogical than the current time system what are you on?
minus-squareTheLugalEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agolinkfedilinkIt is a marketing ploy to sell watches, it was never intended to be logical.
minus-squareSorgan71Englisharrow-up1arrow-down5·9 months agolinkfedilinkWatches were not invented by the time the system was popular
minus-squaremy_hat_stinksEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agolinkfedilink Swatch Internet Time (or .beat time) is a decimal time system introduced in 1998 by the Swatch corporation as part of their marketing campaign for their line of “.beat” watches. I could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain watches existed in 1998.
minus-squareSorgan71Englisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agolinkfedilinkOh, i thought you meant time zones
minus-squareLobreezeEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkI could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain time zones existed in 1998.
That system is far more illogical than the current time system what are you on?
It is a marketing ploy to sell watches, it was never intended to be logical.
Watches were not invented by the time the system was popular
I could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain watches existed in 1998.
Oh, i thought you meant time zones
I could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain time zones existed in 1998.