PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMidnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next daymessage-squaremessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareMidnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next dayPeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square66linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehedgehoglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago Noon is when the sun is highest in the sky. Solar noon is, yes. But in most places, solar noon and 12 PM are at different times.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months ago*yes, I am aware of the actual facts. I am giving the historical view point. You ignored the asterisk
minus-squarehedgehoglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI didn’t. Your asterisk and clarification was ambiguous.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoYour asterisk and clarification was ambiguous. ‘were’
Solar noon is, yes. But in most places, solar noon and 12 PM are at different times.
*yes, I am aware of the actual facts. I am giving the historical view point.
You ignored the asterisk
I didn’t. Your asterisk and clarification was ambiguous.
Your asterisk and clarification was ambiguous.
‘were’