Ryan Beemer
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Geotechnical engineering academic in Virginia. Science, Engineering, and Sci-Fi
Haha, the French proposed it as part of the metric system and it was used there for a short time. It was not embraced with the rest of the metric system because of the cost to replace all the clocks.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal...
Decimal time - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Haha, the French proposed it as part of the metric system and it was used there for a short time. It was not embraced with the rest of the metric system because of the cost to replace all the clocks.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal...
24 hours is too arbitrary, we should just go to decimal time and have time be base 10 like the rest of the metric system!
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
24 hours is too arbitrary, we should just go to decimal time and have time be base 10 like the rest of the metric system!
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July 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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I am an engineering academic and happy to help on science communication side as well.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Where is the best place to support PBS and the YouTube creators?
I am an engineering academic and happy to help on science communication side as well.
I am an engineering academic and happy to help on science communication side as well.
Good to know I wasn't alone!
December 14, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Good to know I wasn't alone!
Woohoo! And welcome to bluesky!
September 20, 2023 at 12:11 AM
Woohoo! And welcome to bluesky!