Why is it that Americans refer to 24 hour time as military time? I understand that the military uses the 24hr format but I don’t understand why the general public would refer to it like that?

It makes it seem like it’s a foreign concept where as in a lot of countries it’s the norm.

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[–] 68 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Given how they use different systems to measure almost everything than the rest of the world, I'd say I'm OK with them not using the 24h format, I'd expect them to use something like the 27 American hours, divided in 109 minutes of 31 seconds each.

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  • [–] [S] 23 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    You mean freedom minutes, right??

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Sorry, you're right. And stars and stripes minutes

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The freedom clock, where hours are called "freedoms", minutes are called "stars" and seconds are called "stripes".

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