> > > > > >> I know many people think this is vice versa.
> > > > > >> The reason that there is confusion is because using 12 A.M. and 12 > > > P.M. is > > > > > >> fundamentally wrong precisely because of the confusion it causes.
> > > > > >> (Sir cum low cute shun!)
> > > > > >> In particular, 12 P.M. can't be correct because 12 Noon *is* the > > > meridiem, > > > > > >> so how can it be past itself?
> > > > > >Old habits die hard. Logically, ante-meridian means "before noon", and > > > > > >hence the hours from midnight to noon should count down backwards, > > > > > >the post-meridian hours should count up, with noon being 0 hours and > > > > > >midnight 12 hours, midnight being both 12 hours before noon and 12 > > > > > >hours afternoon. But this is all nonsense, the solution is to adopt the > > > 24 > > > > > >hour clock and be done with it. Without trying to be rood, I'm also an > > > > > >advocate of the United States adopting the MKSA metric standard and > > > > > >doing away, once and for all, with the old English system, relegating > > > that > > > > > >to myth magic and legend where it belongs, and to hectare with all the > > > > > >belly acres.
> > > > > But even with the 24-hour-clock, we *still* get the anti-intuitive > > > nonsense > > > > > where 24:00 through 24:59 is *morning* of the next day.
> > > > > They STILL don't use 00:00 hours, which would make immeasurably more > > > sense! > > > > > So don't go sneering at us, just because we have the problem twice a day > > > instead > > > > > of only once like you do.
> > > > UTC, or "universal coordinated time" ( the reversal of t and c is due to > > > the French), > > > > *does* use 0 hours, as does military Zulu time. 0 hours is midnight and > > > follows > > > > 23h 59m 59.xx s. The first hour of the day is 0 hours and so many minutes > > > and > > > > seconds. And no, I'm not sneering. The system works. I even like people > > > who > > > > use sun dials, they're cool.
> > > But if they're cool, it's cloudy and their sun dials ain't working.
> > > I like the one Blackadder has indoors by his bed. It strikes the hour with a > > > bell! Some technology for medićval times.
> > How does a sundial work indoors?
> You can purchase the complete Blackadder series on DVD, for prices > ranging as low as $80, list price is $107.
> > > >>>>>>>>> Oh happy day when I was born, > > > >>>>>>>>> Eight-teen years ago on a sunny morn. > > > >>>>>>>>> My parents rejoiced and the doctor said, > > > >>>>>>>>> Bloody Hell, I dropped him on his head.
> > > >>>>>>>> Behind closed doors the rec.humor elders came to that > > > >>>>>>>> conclusion a long time ago.
> > > >>>>>>> Glad to see you all finally got a room.
> > > >>>>>> Hang around long enough and you may get initiated!
> > > >>>>> My blood pressure go up in anticipation > > > >>>>> of the arrivial of that momentous day.
> > > >>>> We were actually hoping that would happen to your IQ but I guess > > > >>>> we'll take what we can get.
> > > >>> Remember: Two heads, blood enough for only one > > > >>> to operate correctly.
> > > >> Unless you're a dickhead to begin with.
> > > >We wondered how you did it.
> > > Me, I just get extra blood transfused in weekly.
