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Re: 0000 not 2400?
From: John Simmonds
Date: 2004 Oct 19, 11:32 +1000
From: John Simmonds
Date: 2004 Oct 19, 11:32 +1000
it is rather arbitrary
but serves to remove any possible confusion as to day
is 00:00:00 or 24:00:00 today, tomorrow or yesterday ? <g>
John
live every day like it may be your last .. cause one day it will be
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:21:17 -0600, Dan Allen wrote:
> How can they just define away a second of time each day?
>
> Hmmm... the phrase "military intelligence" comes to mind... ;-)
>
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> October 18, 2004 7:37 AM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
> Subject: Re: 0000 not 2400?
>
> actually, in the military 24 hour clock .. midnight does not exist
> the time advances from 23:59:59 to 00:00:01
>
> John