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Bill, Han
If all the anti-metric gang were sent on such
a mission, all our problems would be solved - it wouldn't matter to us what
units they used to get to their destination.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:58
AM
Subject: [USMA:23701] RE: Astronautical
metrication
For extra-Solar System travel, only the second and multiples
thereof would
be necessary. (Submultiples would be required, of course, for
certain
measurements.)
However, as we've evolved with an 86.4 ks
diurnal cycle, it remains to be
seen how astronauts would adapt to, say, a
100 ks cycle. There's also the
question of whether anyone would want to
make a lifelong commitment to being
absent from Mother Earth.
Bill
Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI
Navigator]
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
>Behalf Of Han Maenen
>Sent:
Saturday, November 30, 2002 22:08
>To: U.S. Metric
Association
>Subject: [USMA:23699] RE: nautical
metrication
>
>
>John Galt is right. This is for the time
when we travel to the stars. On
>spaceships we may develop a new system
of time, that is
>independent from the
>behaviour of the Earth and
the solar system. Such a system can be decimal
>from the outset. In many
cases decimal multiples and submultiples of the
>secons are used
today.
>And even more, I oppose the proposed change in the SI units of
length and
>time, and the concept of a 'Nautical Kilometre'. There is no
need for any
>special nautical unit of measurement. GPS should have put
an end to the
>nautical mile.
>Any idea what havoc the proposed
increase of the meter and the decrease of
>the second would cause? All
SI units will change. The cost will be
>astronomical. And of course,
this would be very good fuel for the
>opposotion.
>But it would
even hurt ifp, as SI is its life support
machine.
>
>Han
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