The hour has 60 minutes rather than 100 because ancient Babylonians discovered that 60 is a 'highly composite number' that divides perfectly into 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 equal parts, making it mathematically superior for time measurement compared to 100, which creates messy decimals when divided into equal parts.
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Why not 100 minutes in an hour? The Secret of 60. 🤯Añadido:
Have you ever wondered why an hour has 60 minutes and not 100?
In a world built on the number 10, time feels like a total outsider.
The reason takes us back 4,000 years to ancient Babylon.
They discovered that 60 is a mathematical superpower.
Try dividing 100 minutes into three equal parts.
You get 33.33.
A messy decimal.
But 60?
It splits perfectly into two, three, four, five, and
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