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minus-squareThatGuy46475@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·13 days ago12 is an easier number to work with because of how many factors it has
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·13 days agohmm, how about 12 months each with 30 days, plus 5 days every year that’s not part of any month?
minus-squarerImITywR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 days agohttps://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Calendar_of_Harptos
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days ago The year starts with Hammer and ends with Nightal. Whereas my year starts with Hammer and ends with Fall.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days ago plus 5 days every year that’s not part of any month? Get this Roman bullshit outta here
minus-squareryedaft@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·13 days ago13*28=364 so even 13 months and 28 days doesn’t work. If we had 28 days in a month then the week needs to be something other than 7 days. Three out of four times February / March fucks me over by having the same weekday/ day of the month.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoOnly for pre-decimal society. Nowadays it’s not a problem
12 is an easier number to work with because of how many factors it has
hmm, how about 12 months each with 30 days, plus 5 days every year that’s not part of any month?
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Calendar_of_Harptos
Whereas my year starts with Hammer and ends with Fall.
Get this Roman bullshit outta here
13*28=364 so even 13 months and 28 days doesn’t work.
If we had 28 days in a month then the week needs to be something other than 7 days. Three out of four times February / March fucks me over by having the same weekday/ day of the month.
Only for pre-decimal society. Nowadays it’s not a problem