@[email protected] to Today I LearnedEnglish • edit-21 year agoTIL about Swatch Internet Time, a decimal time system that has no time zones.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down128file-text
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minus-square@Sorgan71linkEnglish26•1 year agoThat system is far more illogical than the current time system what are you on?
minus-squareTheLugallinkEnglish8•1 year agoIt is a marketing ploy to sell watches, it was never intended to be logical.
minus-square@Sorgan71linkEnglish-4•1 year agoWatches were not invented by the time the system was popular
minus-squaremy_hat_stinkslinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year ago 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-square@LobreezelinkEnglish7•1 year agoI 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.