Wizard of OZ wrote in USMA 20910: >sorry, but this idea is far far away from being good, it is too complicated > >a good system must be quickly perceptable!
it is worse than that. The AAT proposes a day of 1000 chron with 20 time zones around the world. The second is involved in 69% of the units listed in "The International System os Units". The chron would involve changing all these units and the instruments used for measuring them. To fit with 20 time zones the measurement of angles would also need to be changed. The BIPM will not even consider changing the *name* of the kilogram, which is the only SI base unit that has a prefix in its name. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alliance for the Advancement of Technology (AAT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:57 PM >Subject: [USMA:20908] AAT ICAS metric-time initiative > > >> Hello all, >> >> I have recently subscribed for information about >> metrication. I am interested in strategies for >> presenting uses of metric measures. >> >> The nonprofit Alliance for the Advancement of Technology >> (AAT) is pursuing development of a metric-time standard, >> the Integrated Chronological Applications System (ICAS), >> and has explored certain strategies of presentation >> in the current version 6.02. >> >> Along the way a number of technical issues have also >> been considered, however certain standards issues >> also remain. >> >> AAT ICAS in Brief version 6.02 is available in both HTML >> and PDF versions from AAT ICAS Itinica on the >> aatideas web at http://www.aatideas.org/itinica via Internet. >> >> Until later, >> >> Ron >> -- >> Ronald L. Stone, programs manager >> Alliance for the Advancement of Technology (AAT) >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.aatideas.org >> >> AAT >> PO Box 141155 >> Mpls., MN 55414-1155 >> USA >> Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
