There are 60 minutes in an hour, but we never reach HH:60, where does that teeny last fraction of the hour go?

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There are 60 minutes in an hour, but we never reach HH:60, where does that teeny last fraction of the hour go?

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  2. dfc09 Avatar

    That’s what the :00 is. Starts at 0.

    Like, 6:00:00

  3. BobbyBrewski Avatar

    I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how time works.

  4. Araetha Avatar

    This question should have been solvable with just a hint of critical thinking.

  5. safetaco Avatar

    They use that time during the weekends so they are shorter. Would be nice if they used it Friday afternoon so we got of work earlier.

  6. JaggedMetalOs Avatar

    11:00 is technically the same time as 10:60

  7. DidUSayWeast Avatar

    0-1 is minute 1. 59-60 is minute 60. All 60 minutes elapse. There is no teeny fraction that gets ignored. It passes and turns to the next minute/hour.

  8. OopsWrongSubTA Avatar

    Forget hours.

    We usually use 10 digits but the last one is 9 ?!? Mind blown

  9. bendvis Avatar

    When the clock reads 12:00, 0 minutes have passed since noon and you’re in the 1st minute of the hour. When the clock reads 12:59, 59 minutes have passed since noon and you’re in the 60th minute now.

  10. Mystogan94 Avatar

    oh man, this is the first time I see the shower thought community goes like: “Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about”

  11. Mystogan94 Avatar

    Dear OP. I think I understood your question. but worry not. there is no single seconds that goes unaccounted for. in contrast of counting from 1 – 10, the clock actually counts 0 – 9. so that means there is still 10 seconds for 6 times in an hour. does that makes sense?

  12. TasteTheHoneyyy Avatar

    Who came up with the concept of an hour being 60 mins? And a minute being 60 seconds? Why not 100 or 80?