directive0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 months agoAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down112
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minus-squareEnsign_Seitler@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI’m pretty sure that “oh, shoot, things got wonky… toss a 13th month in here real quick” is due to people trying to force months to fit weeks. It’s the opposite of what I was saying about the role that months play in timekeeping & how they work. ALSO, the same can be said for weeks & leap days… so if it’s a point against months, it’s just as much a point against weeks.
I’m pretty sure that “oh, shoot, things got wonky… toss a 13th month in here real quick” is due to people trying to force months to fit weeks.
It’s the opposite of what I was saying about the role that months play in timekeeping & how they work.
ALSO, the same can be said for weeks & leap days… so if it’s a point against months, it’s just as much a point against weeks.