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A base 60 clock

Each hand sweeps a circle of 60 steps. When the second hand fills its 60, the minute hand moves a notch; when the minute hand fills its 60, the hour hand moves on.

00:00:00

The clock reading is a base-60 number — each place is worth 60× the one to its right.

Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Index
notation
602
601
600
Value
3,600
60
1
Digit
0
0
0
0×3,600 + 0×60 + 0×1 = 0 seconds