Eli5 why is time measured in base 12 and 60 when we generally use base 10 for everything else?

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Eli5 why is time measured in base 12 and 60 when we generally use base 10 for everything else?

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Answer 1

Superstition influenced timekeeping’s development. Some people were averse to the idea of a 13th hour or any time on a clock that might read 6:66. Military minds were not so dumb and have a 24 hour clock.