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> Why is the bottom-right corner of the box not filled in? Because there are only 60 x 60 x 24 = 86400 seconds in a day, but the big box is 300 x 300 = 90000 do
by sublinear 4y ago
> Why is the bottom-right corner of the box not filled in? Because there are only 60 x 60 x 24 = 86400 seconds in a day, but the big box is 300 x 300 = 90000 dots. So 3600 are blank.(4%) Thanks to a reader for the question.
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Alright... no.
86400 / 9 = 9600
Not quite a square, but it would look better... I guess... though why would I want it grouped into 9 anyway?
There may be some reason, but I can't figure out why not 60 dots * 60 dots * 24 boxes arranged in a 6x4 grid. :(
EDIT: Oh, it's supposed to represent graph paper. I'm in my mid 30s and that completely went over my head. Just saying.
EDIT 2: I also wouldn't expect highly composite numbers to align very well with decimal grids. Such is life. Ah yes... "metric". :)
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