2004 FEB 16 MON I support the second as it is already defined. There is no sense in changing it; especially since the rotation of the earth changes with respect to time. If I've heard right, we won't always have 24 h days. I believe that we have to adjust our clock by 4 second a year right now. How many days are there nowadays? Anomalistic, Bessel, calendar, Gaussian, sidereal, solar mean, tropical, . . . Anyways, I think the let's-change-time group is just one more obstacle to metrication in the United States of America. I see a lot of good brain power being wasted on this distraction.
Sincerely, Matthew Zotter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Hooper Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:45 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28704] Re: Decimal "Metric" time is already in use and the use is growing Gavin wrote (regarding decimal days and redefining the second): > Your > resistance to my proposal is really no different than the resistance > of the USA > public to the current SI metric system. > Oh, but it is very different. SI is a simpler system than Ye Olde English units. Your proposal for redefining the second in terms of your decimal day requires the wholesale disruption of that good system with no improvement in the problem areas you cite; at least no improvement that cannot be accomplished more simply and WITHOUT changing the defrinition and the size of the second. Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
