Wififluisteraar
Today, on a social chat, the following picture came by (attached). "Haha, the vapidity of influencers, picking style over substance. She doesn't know Roman numerals! But then I learnt something!
Apr 4, 2023 at 12:53pmWeb
Show threadWififluisteraarApr 4, 2023

While it's quite possible the woman in the picture just hung the clock upside down (or it's a photoshop, who knows), a co-worker blew my mind.

"In parts of Africa, this is actually the way they tell time." a quick Google told a bit more of that the story: https://medium.com/@histografia/why-the-east-african-clock-is-different-f7fc0d43ebd7

Why the East African Clock Is Different - Histografia - Medium

If you have ever traveled through East Africa, or have East African friends, or is familiar with some East African languages, you might have noticed that the concept of time in this region is quite…

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Show threadWififluisteraarApr 4, 2023

And the more I think about it, the more it makes sense to me. To mark the first hour of "the day" as "hour 7" is actually kind of strange.

Now, in the West we do read from left to right, so my new solution to timekeeping will take this concept, and give it a small twist.

The "12" should be pointing left, making the old "10 am", the new "1". That's really when my day starts!

Ok, maybe that's taking things too far, but just loving how a simple joke lead to my mind being blown!