And "sub-second" divisions *are* decimal-based (centiseconds, milliseconds,
microseconds, etc.). My only objection is against those who want to push
decimal-based multiples of the second ("metric minutes," "metric hours,"
etc.). The 24 hour clock, like the 360 degree unit circle, is too
universally ingrained to be seriously challenged. Besides, the "metric
time" alternatives aren't enough of an improvement to be worth the trouble
of trying to implement them. -- Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: [USMA:25332] RE: Battlestar Galactica (Re: metric clocks)
> As I've pointed out here before, we already have SI (metric) time. It's
> called the second. It is the only SI unit approved for that purpose.
> Minutes, hours and days are non-SI units, approved for use with SI.
>
> For scientific purposes, we can use the unit symbol "s" with any of the
> approved prefixes. (Even non-scientists are familiar with ms, �s and ns.)
> For keeping appointments and checking schedules, minutes, hours, months
and
> years are not really a burden. There's not a whole lot we can do about
> months and years, anyway, as they're based on phenomena over which we have
> no control. We don't control days either, but at least they're really
close
> to being uniform in length.
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Behalf Of James Wentworth
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 15:34
> >To: U.S. Metric Association
> >Subject: [USMA:25329] Battlestar Galactica (Re: metric clocks)
> >
> >
> >I respectfully suggest that those who are interested in metric
> >clocks should
> >restrict their postings on the subject to Battlestar Galactica enthusiast
> >newsgroups. (For those who may be unfamiliar with Battlestar Galactica,
it
> >was a late-1970s science fiction television show in which
> >decimal-based time
> >units [centons, microns, etc.] were used.)
> >
> >Metric time is a nice idea, but it has about as much of a chance of being
> >adopted as Esperanto does of becoming the world language. T'ain't gonna
> >happen. When I receive such posts, they are instantly deleted unread.
> >Let's stick to SI, folks! -- Jason
>
