Tic Toc Away

One of my true fascinations is, time. I love clocks and hearing
them tic, chime, strike or just generally marking off time each
in their own way. I would like to share with you some
of the favorite time pieces I truly enjoy.

Moments are only fractions in time
I deeply treasure each one of mine.
As some seem to past by me so fast
While others seem to forever last.
But moments I spend with you here
Are the most precious and so dear.

These moments are all tucked away
In the dreams we build every day.
This gift of time we both share
Is one to value beyond compare.
Moments may tick away and time pass
But love and friendship will forever last.

Why are there 60 minutes in an hour rather than 10 or 100?

The Answer:

Sometimes you don't even get 60. When you're late, there's
never more than about 45 minutes in an hour. Psychiatrists
give you an "our" that runs about 45-50 minutes. And everyone
knows that college exam proctors use watches that cheat you
out of at least 15 minutes every hour.

Still, why is 60 our reference point? How come our days never
went decimal? Because the people of ancient Sumeria, the
first to keep time, hated fractions. They used a numbering
system based on 60 rather than 10 because 60 could be divided
by 10 different whole numbers (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20,
and 30), whereas 10 can only be divided by 2 and 5 without
using fractions. We've kept their 60-minute hour, maybe
because there's just never been enough hours in the day to
change the faces of every clock in the world.

Thank you for stopping by.

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