Jo4ted@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoThe 24-hour clock might be the only military-grade thing Americans won't buy.message-squaremessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1321file-text
arrow-up1321message-squareThe 24-hour clock might be the only military-grade thing Americans won't buy.Jo4ted@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square82linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareblackbeans@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 days agoI believe its roots have more to do with the railways than with the military. I have never called it military time to be honest.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoWhile trains were the big “clock unifiers” back then, here in Europe, the 24h clock is generally the local version of “time”, without the “military” part.
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoTBF most of us have decent trains.
I believe its roots have more to do with the railways than with the military. I have never called it military time to be honest.
While trains were the big “clock unifiers” back then, here in Europe, the 24h clock is generally the local version of “time”, without the “military” part.
TBF most of us have decent trains.