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Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))
Stan Ryckman (sgr@ae-sun01.alden.com)
10 Oct 1995 13:03:32 -0400
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 36524 feet in a degree of latitude at the eguator. Thus the
>>foot serves to relate time to space which is a very useful function.
>
>This is silly. The foot doesn't "serve" to relate anything that can't be
>related with a meter. And where are you getting "time" from in the above
>statement?
Not only that, it's not even close to the right number.
A degree of latitude at the equater is roughly 60 nautical miles,
or about 69 statute miles, which is well more than 36524 feet.
(And, yes, it's silly.)
Cheers,
Stan.
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