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[โ€“] palordrolap@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

6 bit, 6 bit, 7 bit? Huh. Only 5, 6, and 6, is needed for 24-hr binary-coded-sexagesimal... ohh. It's binary-coded-decimal-coded-sexagesimal.

15:43:25 in the last panel. Or about a quarter to four in the afternoon.

I suppose the 5,6,6 BCS option would need a lot more mental effort.

I know someone with a BCS watch (I prefer to call it 2c60) but they have a PhD in mathematics