[USMA:37240] Re: 24-hour time format

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I have personally overslept due to that exact error.  It seems like it would be simple for digital alarm clocks to have a 12 h/24 h switch.  Taking a close look at my current alarm clock it appears that the LED display would work on 24 h format, yet I have no way to switch the clock to 24 h format.

Richard

On 8/31/06, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Like a standard of measurement, an "algebraic" (24-hour) time format helps
prevent errors. Over the past year, I have known two people personally who
have overslept and been late for work because they set their alarm clocks to
the wrong "meridiem" (AM, PM; one of these errors occurred this week, with a
co-worker who was supposed to relieve me).  I haven't made this mistake in a
long time, but I probably will in the future. So, I am still seeking an
ordinary bedside alarm clock-radio that can be set to 24-hour time format
and also uses U.S. electric current.


Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
Public Relations Director
U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
www.metric.org
3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apt. 122
Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
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