King@lemy.lol to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21年前TIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1264file-text
arrow-up1264external-linkTIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.en.wikipedia.orgKing@lemy.lol to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21年前message-square142fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSorgan71@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1年前That system is far more illogical than the current time system what are you on?
minus-squareTheLugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1年前It is a marketing ploy to sell watches, it was never intended to be logical.
minus-squareSorgan71@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1年前Watches were not invented by the time the system was popular
minus-squaremy_hat_stinks@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1年前 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-squareLobreeze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1年前I 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.