An alternative time system by Benno van Hilten
The day is split into seven 'winds' (pronounced as in winding a clock).
Seconds are the smallest units, and are the same duration as conventional seconds.
A 'bit' is ten seconds plus an extra second (called the 'seconscious').
A 'play' is ten bits plus an extra bit and second.
A 'sharp' is ten plays plus an extra play, bit and second.
Each wind is made up of ten sharps, plus an extra play, bit and second.
With some repetition at the end of sequences, and a few seconds grace at the end of the day, the total number of seconds matches that of the conventional 24 hour clock.
The winds each have a name, symbol and color, in sequence these are:
- alma ♃ (magenta)
- lua ☾ (deep purple)
- llum ♀ (dark blue)
- oorun ☉ (yellow)
- vida ♆ (green)
- eto ☿ (orange)
- ruby ♁ (red)
The other units follow a spectrum from red to violet.
'1' is red and ten, written 'X' as in the Roman numeral, is violet.
A shorthand for writing the time (to the nearest bit) is:
{wind symbol} {sharp} # {play} ▷ {bit} ♭
Typically the last ♭ symbol is omitted.
So bit 1 of play 2 of sharp 3 of eto is written:
☉ 3 # 2 ▷ 1
The first unit in a sequence is zero, which can be omitted.
So the last bit of the second play of the first sharp of vida is written:
♆ 1 ▷ X
Various names have been suggested for this time system. 'Ones' is one of these. It is associated with the occurence of the number eleven, always adding an extra one at the end of a sequence, and the idea of "owning one's own time".
A demo of one particular clock running to this time system is online at timeprism.github.io. This was written with Javascript and Konva.
There are Screenshots of various software prototypes using this time system. These were composed in Pythonista.