Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL) · 1 year agoTIL - the D in D-Day stands for day, as in the day of the operationwww.history.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkTIL - the D in D-Day stands for day, as in the day of the operationwww.history.comBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL) · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarealsimoneaulinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoT is used when you need a time not necessarily in hours. Countdowns for space launches are probably the most known example. It’s convenient because the schedule is entirely relative to the launch moment and that moment may be changed based on weather.
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI didn’t know that either, thanks
T is used when you need a time not necessarily in hours. Countdowns for space launches are probably the most known example.
It’s convenient because the schedule is entirely relative to the launch moment and that moment may be changed based on weather.
I didn’t know that either, thanks