On Jan 10, 2008 12:53 AM, Abigail Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 9, 2008 11:50 PM, Karl Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I understand why numbers are used instead of names. My question is why > > are there no odd numbers listed? It just looked strange. > > > > Future-proofing. It leaves gaps so that if new units are invented that > fit between existing ones you can make them be '3' or '5', etc, without > having to renumber everything else. > > -- > Abi >
Really? Trying to future-proof against hierarchies that have been around for (in some cases) millenia? Ooh, I know, we could have negative numbers to indicate planet, solar system, galaxy, etc. For future interstellar use. Karl
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