... I understand the U.S. has a pretty woeful education system in some parts, but has it reached the point where converting 12 and 24h time is considered an advanced task that is beyond the reach of most people? I'm morbidly curious.
The vast majority of clocks in the US use 12 hour time. 24 hour time just isn't used here outside of limited applications (military, computing, etc).
People generally aren't used to seeing time expressed in a 24 hour format. Most would choose a clock that shows the familiar 12 hour format over a 24 hour one that requires them to subtract 12 to get the time.
I think it would be similar to selling a Fahrenheit thermometer in Europe. Most people could learn to do the conversion, but they would probably just buy a Celsius thermometer instead.
waste_monk|3 years ago
ericpp|3 years ago
People generally aren't used to seeing time expressed in a 24 hour format. Most would choose a clock that shows the familiar 12 hour format over a 24 hour one that requires them to subtract 12 to get the time.
I think it would be similar to selling a Fahrenheit thermometer in Europe. Most people could learn to do the conversion, but they would probably just buy a Celsius thermometer instead.
artogahr|3 years ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30992322
KSPAtlas|3 years ago
testmasterflex|3 years ago