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 ====== Swatch Internet Time / .beat Time ====== ====== Swatch Internet Time / .beat Time ======
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 <fs xx-large>#beatTime#</fs> <fs xx-large>#beatTime#</fs>
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 +===== Introduction =====
 +Swatch time is a universal standard time for the entire internet! It lets you plan events or meetups with your friends from anywhere in the world and not have to worry about timezones or other annoyances! Its also hella hacker and very cool to use :^)
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 +It was originally invented by the Swatch Company in 1998 (Sorta since they copied it from a time format used in the French Revolution) although it did not gain much widespread popularity - however, it's used on MelonLand and many other web revival sites as a standard means of organisation and planning!
  
 ===== How does it work? ===== ===== How does it work? =====
  
-It divides the day into 1000 “**beats**”. Instead of using hours, minutes, and seconds to represent time, Swatch Internet Time uses a single decimal number ranging from 000 to 999. Each beat is equivalent to 1 minute and 26.4 seconds. Sometimes you'll also see some extra numbers like ".56", those are microbeats/centibeats and are similar to seconds.+It divides the day into 1000 “**beats**”. Instead of using hours, minutes, and seconds to represent time, Swatch Internet Time uses a single decimal number ranging from 000 to 999. Each beat is equivalent to 1 minute and 26.4 seconds. Sometimes you'll also see some extra numbers like ".56" that are microbeats and are similar to seconds.
  
 Swatch time is usually preceded by an **@** symbol; this helps you know it's swatch time and not some random number! For example **@123** or **@542.69** Swatch time is usually preceded by an **@** symbol; this helps you know it's swatch time and not some random number! For example **@123** or **@542.69**
  
 000 in Swatch time is the same as Midnight UTC+1; but because swatch time does not use timezones, midnight will be different for everyone. The goal of swatch time is not to provide the relative time you can use in your daily life; it's for worldwide events that all need to happen at the same time! 000 in Swatch time is the same as Midnight UTC+1; but because swatch time does not use timezones, midnight will be different for everyone. The goal of swatch time is not to provide the relative time you can use in your daily life; it's for worldwide events that all need to happen at the same time!
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-==== Useful Conversions ==== 
-Below are some helpful conversions you can use to contextualise beat time and understand how to think about it! 
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-=== Recommended reference beat times: === 
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-  * **1.beat** - AFK I'll be back in a moment! 
-  * **5.beats** - The time it takes to make a coffee 
-  * **15.beats** - a quick lunch break 
-  * **30.beats** - An average TV show episode without ads 
-  * **100.beats** - A long movie! 
-  * **200.beats** - The whole afternoon! 
-  * **350.beats** - The time you'd spend at a full-time job and/or a good night's sleep! 
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-=== Beats to common time frames: === 
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-  * **4.beats** = 5 minutes 
-  * **11.beats** = 15 minutes 
-  * **42.beats** = 1 hour 
-  * **126.beats** = 3 hours 
-  * **1000.beats** = 24 hours 
  
 ===== How can I use swatch time in my life? ===== ===== How can I use swatch time in my life? =====
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   * GNOME Extension - [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5946/swatch-clock/|Swatch Clock]]   * GNOME Extension - [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5946/swatch-clock/|Swatch Clock]]
   * Cinnamon Applet - [[https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/310|Internet Time]]   * Cinnamon Applet - [[https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/310|Internet Time]]
-  * Win 95/XP - [[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224143907/http://www.artefakt.com/projects/ibeat/|iBeat]]+  * Win 95/XP - [[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224143907/http://www.artefakt.com/projects/ibeat/|iBeat]], Works with Wine and OS's running Windows 7+ as well, not guaranteed to work in the year 2038 
 +  * Winamp & WaCUP - [[https://getwacup.com/plugins/big_clock/|Big Clock]], Comes bundled with every copy of WaCUP (and Winamp, I think?), Right click on the big clock, then click on .beat time 
 +  * iPad - [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beat-internet-time/id1570173118|Beat: Internet time]] 
 +  * Color - [[rgbeat|RGBeat]], changes color depending on what time it is, in beat; [[https://melonking.net/hidden/rgbeat|Melon]], [[https://unnick.mice.tel/rgbeat/|Unick]]
  
 ===== Other useful links! ===== ===== Other useful links! =====
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   * Swatch Time History on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time|Wikipedia]]   * Swatch Time History on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time|Wikipedia]]
   * Decimal Time on Wikipedia [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_time]]   * Decimal Time on Wikipedia [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_time]]
-  * MelonLand's [[rgbeat|RGBeat]] 
  
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