Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))

Stan Ryckman (sgr@ae-sun01.alden.com)
12 Oct 1995 02:10:42 -0400

In article <45fc6n$3kd@shore.shore.net>, Whittet <Whittet@shore.net> wrote:
>In article <45e914$sqo@ae-sun01.alden.com>, sgr@ae-sun01.alden.com says...
>>
>>In article <45c37c$3kv@rdsunx.crd.ge.com>,
>>Christopher R. Volpe <volpe@ausable.crd.ge.com> wrote:
>>>In article <45bvu4$b39@shore.shore.net>, Whittet@shore.net (Whittet) writes:
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>>>Not at all. Miles are usually used in measuring the earth. There
>>>>are 365240 feet in a degree of latitude at the eguator. Thus the
^^^^^^^^^^^

What Whittet actually wrote was:
>>>>are 36524 feet in a degree of latitude at the eguator. Thus the
^^^^^^^^^^

To change this quote (as if he never wrote 36524) is pretty bad. But...

[him quoting me "speaking" here]
>>A degree of latitude at the equater is roughly 60 nautical miles,
>>or about 69 statute miles, which is well more than 365240 feet.
^^^^^^^^^^^

whereas I actually wrote:
>>or about 69 statute miles, which is well more than 36524 feet.
^^^^^^^^^^

Now, this is worse that lying. It is forgery.

I just am hoping that they have a special place in Hell for
slimes like Whittet.

Stan.

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