• itsmo (unregistered) in reply to Pap
    Pap:
    From a logical point of view (nevermind the fact that computer systems don't accept it):

    Explain what's so wrong about calling Sept 31 the same as Oct 1, if it's OK to call Wednesday 24:00 the same as Thursday 00:00 (which is officially acceptable, but not commonly done).

    No - despite the fact that it's called the 24-hour clock there is no such time as 24:00. A day goes up to 23:59 (plus as many subdivisions of a second you want to specify), then it ticks over into 00:00. Otherwise, you would need to be able to call one minute past midnight 24:01 (is this getting a bit recursive?)

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