slvrbullet87
slvrbullet87 t1_irmls63 wrote
Reply to comment by couchmaster518 in TIL French used 10h day instead of 24h between 1793 - 1805 during era called "decimalisation" by NightKnight_CZ
It was by design, it just didn't work because people still tracked Sundays and went to church. The other reason it failed is workers only got 1 full day of rest in a 10 day week. They did also get a half day, but getting off at noon isn't the same as not going in to work at all.
slvrbullet87 t1_j68puem wrote
Reply to comment by GoGaslightYerself in TIL that World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate by TimmyIsBaller
Here is the most egregious example I can think of, the unlimited ammo Remington 870.
https://youtu.be/P224BTri7RQ