On Wednesday 14 March 2007 23:23, Daniel Jackson wrote: > Second, the bible makes it clear that anything associated with Babylon is > an abomination. Babylon symbolizes sin. FFU has its origins in Babylon, > therefore FFU is sinful. > > SI has been honest from the start and never was associated with Babylon. > Therefore SI units can be considered sacred.
The second was originally 1/60 minute, and the minute 1/60 hour, and the hour 1/24 day, and the practice of dividing things by 60 originated in Babylon. Even though the second is now defined by the vibration of a cesium atom, it's still within a second per year of 1/86400 of a mean solar day. phma
