There was an editorial in my local paper today, the Rochester Democrat
& Chronicle. It was an anti-swatch time editorial but there was a hidden
pro metric message. The article was against swatch time arguing that the
24 hr clock was based on scientific principles and does not lends itself to
a logical division by 10.
"Time doesn't fit nicely into division of 10 the way that measuring
distance or weight does. Scientist had their reasons for choosing 24
hours and 60 minutes , and they still hold"
I may write and ask them, if measuring by 10's is so simple why does the
paper insist on measuring everything in 12's (ie inches/feet).
Howard Ressel, Metric Manager
New York State Department of Transportation, Region 4
