12am or 12pm?

GinG · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:49

What time zone are we talking about?

Tom84 · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:50

Azza said:
What? How is there any argument here, is your office really a nursery full of infants?

Hehehe this

Dave M · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:51

Frenzy said:
ante meridiem (a.m., English: "before midday") and post meridiem (p.m., English: "after midday")

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Meridiem

I think of it like this, what is 12:01 am closer to?

This, if you look up the definition of am and pm, know what they mean, then clearly noon has to be pm, if it's before noon it's 11:59:59.someit.

It stops being after noon when a new day starts - 12am.

Basher · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:52

Castiel said:
You don't need a poll as the answer is categorically 12am is midnight and 12pm is midday.

Anything else is simply wrong.

It's technically 12 noon. It would be 12.01PM

Django x2 · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:55

This is a strong candidate for the morons thread!

12am is midnight, 12pm is midday

Skidder · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:55

I presume when you say 'office' you actually mean special school or prison.

robmol · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:57

Sounds like you should report your colleagues to the 'Morons' thread. I'm pretty sure I learnt that in nursery school. Definately no poll necessary.

Pixel · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:58

This is why the 24hr clock is superior.

Castiel · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:02

Basher said:
It's technically 12 noon. It would be 12.01PM

Practically however 12 Noon is 12pm.

12 Noon becomes 12pm as soon as the clock turns past 12:00 Noon, so 12:00:01 would be accurately 12pm and not Noon.

mrk · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:03

Pixel said:
This is why the 24hr clock is superior.

Maybe so but 1200 hours is still 1200 so some buffoon will always ask "is that AM or PM?"

ps3ud0 · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:04

Need to check - this definitely shouldnt be in the moron thread as a post?

ps3ud0 :cool:

B@Th*nG · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:07

jesus wept

B@

The Dread Pirate · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:07

00:00 = Midnight

12:00 = Noon

&

23:58 = Iron Maiden! \ :cool:

/

Vulcan · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:07

mrk said:
Maybe so but 1200 hours is still 1200 so some buffoon will always ask "is that AM or PM?"

I suppose "hrs" could always be put after, which nominate it as a 24 hour clock.

But I've always considered time written without a : in the middle is a 24 hour clock anyway.

Also, why the name change?

mrk · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:09

There are buffoons out there that don't know hrs denotes a 24hour clock

That's what I meant!

Name return, not change.

shaank · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:17

Moothead2 said:
12PM = Dark, cloudy, raining
12AM = Darker, cloudier, more rain, moon can be visible sometimes.

Simples ...unless you're in a country where you get midnight sun.

edited for scotland

Sunbed · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:22

Capn' $qu!ff said:
00:00 = Midnight

12:00 = Noon

&

23:58 = Iron Maiden! \/

This, and

13:37 = Best time of the day.

Craig1981 · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:22

As the kid from the Matrix would say: There is no noon!

Seriously though. 12pm - day. 12am - night

Deadbeat · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:22

Castiel said:
You don't need a poll as the answer is categorically 12am is midnight and 12pm is midday.

Anything else is simply wrong.

/thread.

Evoss · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:24

^ what everyone else said xD