More realistically, software will run on other celestial bodies which have different time periods (e.g. the moon, mars, asteroids, etc.). For me, the use of th

More realistically, software will run on other celestial bodies which have different time periods (e.g. the moon, mars, asteroids, etc.). For me, the use of those annoying constants is a form of mental relief: I don't have to remember why I'm dividing by 60 or 100 or whatever in this specific spot, it's written out in a way that reading it provides the context.