How come there are only 24 hours in a day?
364074
It's not so much that it's the time for the Earth to rotate as that is pretty constant, but that somebody somewhere (probably something to do with how many times a monk needed to pray each day) split the day into equal parts.\n\nThere are actually many hypohesis, the number of bones in your fingers, using the thumb as a pointing device, factors of 360 degrees.\n\nThere was actually a move to go decimal a number of years ago, 10 hours a day, each hour with 100 mins and 100 seconds
392096
In my experiences it takes no more than 24-48 hours.
78850
the 24 hours in a day represent the time needed by the earth to make a turn around the sun\nfor that we can not make the day 25 hours because it will not have any meaning
601383
Actually, not all 7-11 stores are open 24 hours.  Some really are open from 7am to 11pm. \n\nYears ago, Dennys Restaurants were open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  The story goes that the corporation decided to close all stores for Christmas one year.   Many of the restaurants could not find the KEY, so they had to hire a locksmith to close.
535959
The world is divided into 24 time zones.
750580
I do feel 24 hr are less because all the work we do time pasts fast.Do work like faster.
1162794
I know what you mean an hour only lasts like 5 minutes. I have spent 30 minutes online and looked up it was 6 hours later. I think it must be some type of government mind control.
711827
Java may be returning the 12-hr format of the time. That would be 12:03:00 AM. You would need to format it for 24-hr, that would return 00:03:00
470281
The History of Analog Clocks (SEE FIRST LINK BELOW) provides an explanation of the origin of the 24-hour day. The system dates back 4,000 years, to ancient Egypt and Babylon. \n\nEgyptian astronomers divided the night hours into 12 distinct sets of star patterns, which emerged over the horizon at roughly hour-long intervals. They divided the day into 12 hours to match, and because they lived near the equator, the days and nights were of roughly equal length throughout the year. \n\nThroughout the rest of the world, the 12 "hours" of the day and night were flexible depending upon the season. It wasn't until the 13th century A.D. that an Arab scientist named Abul-Hassan suggested the idea of clearly defined hours. \n\nIt's also worth noting that the number 12 is special in many cultures. For example, Egyptians counted in base 12. Dividing the day into two sets of 12 was a simple and elegant way of condensing the annual calendar into a day. \n\n*Repost*
408809
because there is only 24hours a day and its easer to put 12 then 24 numbers plus 12 is half of 24 \nand there  are some watches i know that have 24 numbers instead of 12 you can buy one if u feel better with 12numbers
388809
geee,  it may have something to do with the fact that there are only 24 hours in a day. I don't think the government can change that.  But, if you want to make your Christmas holiday 48 hours long, knock yourself out.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
113708
it is a myth by which the world moves!\nit is a myth by which people do many things.!\nlike, no one wants to wake up on mondays! but they have to cos they have to b at work/skool etc on TIME!\ntime is infact not real at all.\nthere is no thing like time.\nyou can't feel time.\nyou can't see time.\nits only cos the clock ticks, u call it time!\n--------------x-----------------------------\nif you think time is a myth then i think u need help.
939410
Nov 23rd its 24 hours
993242
there have been studies preformed with humans living under ground with NO external environment . this allowed the human body to run on a true biological clock. every time a subject was tested it was prov en that a human body clock is actually 25 hrs not 24hrs. Our bodies adapt to a 24 hr cycle b/c of the earths rotation.
278323
because there is only 24 hours in a day\n12am = 0000 hrs or 2400 hrs  /////         12pm = 1200 hrs\n1am = 0100 hrs               /////    1pm = 1300 hrs    \n2am = 0200 hrs               /////         2pm = 1400 hrs\n3am = 0300 hrs               /////         3pm = 1500 hrs\n4am = 0400 hrs               /////         4pm = 1600 hrs\n5am = 0500 hrs               /////         5pm = 1700 hrs\n6am = 0600 hrs               /////         6pm = 1800 hrs\n7am = 0700 hrs               /////         7pm = 1900 hrs\n8am = 0800 hrs               /////         8pm = 2000 hrs\n9am = 0900 hrs               /////         9pm = 2100 hrs\n10am = 1000 hrs              /////         10pm = 2200 hrs\n11am = 1100 hrs              /////         11pm = 2300 hrs
132445
The end of the day is 12:00 PM. Since one day has 24 hours, 12:56 PM is 56 minutes after the previous day. So that means in 24 hour clock, the time is 24:56.\n\n24:56 - 08:10 = 12 hours and 46 minutes
263747
Very interesting, I did not know this.  But if it only lasts for two hours, why bother?