Apparently my recent posts on time has lead to some misunderstanding. Please
allow me to clarify my position here.
Converting to a system of 'metric time' is not practical. The CIPM itself
acknowledges this by it's authorizing the use of the non-SI units of
"minute" and "hour" for *permanent* use with the SI.
My recent post about the value 20 kiloseconds in conventional time, was to
disprove the conjecture that it would be like measuring the distance between
two cities in millimeters via SI numerology rules.
It is ***not*** an endorsement of any 'metric time system'.
Linda D. Bergeron
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From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Time again RE: [USMA:36085] Re: How's metric faring at the winter
Olympics?
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:03:14 +0000
Linda, Marion, Bill & friends:
Discussion on time is being brought in 'once again' at USMA list.
Clock and calendar time are very deeply imbedded in our world-wide
culture. I
see no particular advantage in "forcing" SI into those areas. Can you tell
me
how much time is passed if I say the travel time from LA to SF is about 20
ks?
5.55..56 hrs (decimal). Please visit:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/genesis.revealed/Brij.d-sec.doc
for a definition of the *decimal second*.
Brij Bhushan Vij
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From: "Linda D. Bergeron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:36085] Re: How's metric faring at the winter Olympics?
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:23:41 -0500
5 hours, 33 minutes and 20 seconds.
Linda
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From: "m.f.moon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:36080] Re: How's metric faring at the winter Olympics?
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:32:43 -0800
Don't misunderstand me. I understand SI reasonably well. I was one of the
major supporters in my company in the mid-70s when it seemed that the US
was
going to make the conversion. I was on my company's team to define the
issues
and impact on my particular engineering group.
Clock and calendar time are very deeply imbedded in our world-wide culture.
I
see no particular advantage in "forcing" SI into those areas. Can you tell
me
how much time is passed if I say the travel time from LA to SF is about 20
ks?
Marion Moon
------ Original Message ------
Received: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:51:46 PM PST
From: Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:36079] Re: How's metric faring at the winter Olympics?
On 2006 Feb 20 , at 10:58 PM, m.f.moon wrote:
> I agree, Harry, I don't understand ks stuff either.
Kiloseconds are pure SI. You don't understand SI?
I'm surprised.
Regards,
Bill Hooper
Fernandina Beach, Forida, USA
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