2006-12-22 18:37:38 · 5 answers · asked by buhboosh 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Originally, the second was known as a "second minute", meaning the second "small" (as in very minute) division of an hour. The first division was known as a "prime minute" and is equivalent to the minute we know today.
2006-12-22 18:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by secretsauce 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A temporal second is not the same a sequential second.
It's like saying that the #2 pencil is the #1 pencil. Or not.
2006-12-22 18:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fren the firtst important thing is life & the seccond thetime . so time being second important thing it's called second.
2006-12-22 18:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by aryan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I"ve often wondered, why not a schnitzel.
2006-12-26 02:55:34 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because 2 is not a winner and 3 nobody remembers duh lol.
2006-12-22 19:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by Be aRe whY Ay iN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋