A further thought has occurred, for the benefit of those who prefer a metric system over factorial (or at least, who think so).
So far as I am aware, in my limited and often flawed sphere of worldly knowledge, the 24 hour day has gained widespread acceptance whereby the rotation of the planet is subdivided into units of 1/24, 24 being a nicely factorial decimal number,
So... those who hanker for metrication, surely you can appreciate the downsides, if you suddenly had to adapt to a metric clock, where the rotation is subdivided into units of 1/10 of a solar day?
It would make perfect 'sense', like the rest of the metric system, on the basis we usually have ten fingers. But in all honesty, would it be a step forwards...?
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