I was just thinking last night about why there were 365 days per year, 24 hours in one day, sixty minutes per hour and sixty seconds per minute and how it related to the Earth’s rotation. How in the hell did Copernicus figure that out without an astronomy book?
I overheard a conversation earlier this week. Female said she just got a raise of $8,000 in her new job. Male asked how many hours in a year she worked. Her response was 40 hours per 49 weeks. The male then asked again how many that was in a year. Her answer? “I dunno. I wasn’t hired for my math skills.” The male then said “Wait, I think I have a calculator feature (on some device)...” He then punched the numbers and gave the answer. Really, that was the conversation. Not even an estimate of 40 x 50 (round off the numbers).