Jo4ted@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoThe 24-hour clock might be the only military-grade thing Americans won't buy.message-squaremessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareThe 24-hour clock might be the only military-grade thing Americans won't buy.Jo4ted@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareblackbeans@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 hours 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-up2·2 hours 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.
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.