Because if it were only 30 minutes, it would only be a half hour.
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Sixty minutes is the equivalent to an hour. One hour will equal sixty minutes everywhere on planet earth. Sixty minutes is also equivalent to one twenty-fourth of a day.
An hour is sixty minutes. A quarter hour is fifteen minutes.
Babylonians
Sixty (60), same as a civilian hour.
One Hour, Or Sixty Minutes.