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Is your nation using 12-hour clock or 24-hour clock?

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12-hour clock
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15%
24-hour clock
44
47%
both
20
21%
different system
16
17%
 
Total votes : 94

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Swilatia
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Ex-Nation

Postby Swilatia » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:52 am

The European Soviet wrote:The 24-hour clock obviously, we're not uncivilized capitalists.

Hey, neither are we.
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Sibirsky
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Anarchy

Postby Sibirsky » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:53 am

The Kangaroo Republic wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:Indeed.

Really this is even worse than that one topic where people kept on flaming each other for driving on different sides of the road.

If he wasn't so wrong and flamy I would ignore it.
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Postby Saurisisia » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:55 am

The Kangaroo Republic wrote:
Sibirsky wrote:Indeed.

Really this is even worse than that one topic where people kept on flaming each other for driving on different sides of the road.

Indeed, judging how civilized a nation is based on small things like whether they use the 12-hour or 24-hour clock or on what side of the road they drive on is both petty and childish and also highlights how uncivilized said nations are, since they do not understand what truly makes a civilized nation civilized.
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Oterro
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Postby Oterro » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:59 am

All I hear is savages whining, everywhere, savages whining.

Suck it up and roll with the pitches.

Less QQ more pew pew.

etc.
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Phing Phong
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Postby Phing Phong » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:05 am

Commonly people say the number of hours after sunrise or sunset, but the standard 24hr clock on a UTC timezone with daylight saving in place is official.
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Saurisisia
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Postby Saurisisia » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:05 am

Oterro wrote:All I hear is savages whining, everywhere, savages whining.

Suck it up and roll with the pitches.

Less QQ more pew pew.

etc.

Now that's the logic of a true civilized society.

Anyway, back on-topic.

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Fongbai
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Postby Fongbai » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:06 am

Both, although 24-hour is prefered
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Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Bears Armed » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:10 am

In rural areas people often use sundials without bothering to correct for the date, so that the period of time that's actually called a 'watch' (which is one-eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset, with differing rules from area to area about how the night should be divided) varies in length with the seasons.


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Retoa
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Founded: Apr 11, 2011
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Postby Retoa » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:12 am

24-hour, even though sometimes people use 12-hour informally.
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Iglesian Archipelago
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Founded: Jun 16, 2008
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Iglesian Archipelago » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:39 am

We use the 24-hour clock. However, some people use the 12-hour clock informally.
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Rupudska
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Postby Rupudska » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:40 am

24-hour, of course. Those Liberians were quite foolish to switch to the 12-hour clock.
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Revea
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Founded: Apr 10, 2011
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Postby Revea » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:41 am

12 hour clock, just because it's what we've always used.

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Yancey County
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Founded: Apr 21, 2011
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Postby Yancey County » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:44 am

We use the 12 hour clock because that is what we have grown used to.

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Perfectality
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Founded: Oct 11, 2010
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Postby Perfectality » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:50 am

Perfectality, uses a different system. Weu utilize the Centurion Counter. 100 Ticks equal 1 Conglam whereas 10 Congalms are the equivalent to 1 Conaglament and 10 Conaglaments equal 1 Centurion Conglematrial Penadon, often called just a Pendon.

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Veceria
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Postby Veceria » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:01 am

24 hour clock.
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Valladares
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Authoritarian Democracy

Postby Valladares » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:03 am

Valladares uses both systems. Half of its states use 12-hour clocks and the other half use 24-hour clocks.
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Loamshire
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Postby Loamshire » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:04 am

Loamshire's civilian population tends to use the twelve hours system. Military forces go by 24 hours.

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Harata
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Postby Harata » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:07 am

The Haratan military only uses the 24-hour clock. Both systems are used in the civilian world, though the 24-hour clock tends to be more common.
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South East Europe
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Postby South East Europe » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:14 am

24-hour clock, it is illegal to use a 12-hour clock.
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Dungeyland
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Postby Dungeyland » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:38 am

We use the traditional 12-hour clock.
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Clamparapa
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Postby Clamparapa » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:14 pm

Pfft, you are all uncivilized if you even use a 24/12 hour clock. Why? Because this means you are still on Earth! HAHAHA!

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Mid Lothian
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Postby Mid Lothian » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:23 pm

The army and transport use the 24hr clock.

Most of the rest use the 12hr clock.
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Thurask
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Psychotic Dictatorship

Postby Thurask » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:35 pm

Sibirsky wrote:Both. Although the 12 hour is more commonly used, especially in spoken form.

This.
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Sanghelios-
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Founded: Apr 20, 2011
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Postby Sanghelios- » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:40 pm

26 hour.
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Anit christ
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Postby Anit christ » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:43 pm

both becase we are both demons and people are trying to be the same 12 hour for the people 24 for demons

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