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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

If a 24-hr clock is one second slow per day, its correct once every 236 years.

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They did the math

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I was thinking of an analog clock with 12 hours and no distinction of AM or PM... but if we're talking 24h clocks you are right.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 points 30 minutes ago

Ah, true. I was definitely mistaken then.