[78-L] Metric minutes

[Kristjan Saag]

David Lennick wrote:


> So I went onto eBay and found over 300 stopwatches of all types, digital 
> and "real",
> including one old timer that had a "Buy It Now" bid of $15 and the 
> assurance
> that it "works great". It does indeed work great, but I've never seen one 
> like
> this..each minute is divided into 10 groups of 10 instead of 12 groups of 
> 5.
> What on earth would be the purpose of a watch like this? (And who can I 
> unload
> it on?)
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What's the problem?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Horloge-republicaine1.jpg
Kristjan