Sidewinder · 36-40, M
But "Kiloyear Falcon" doesn't have the same ring to it like "Millennium Falcon" does. (Yes, I'm a Star Wars fan)
Neither does calling the "Millennium Puzzle" the "Kiloyear puzzle."
And Robbie Williams didn't have a hit single called "Kiloyear."
Neither does calling the "Millennium Puzzle" the "Kiloyear puzzle."
And Robbie Williams didn't have a hit single called "Kiloyear."
Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M
Time is a difficult unit. While on earth you have to account for where you are around it and the universal coordinated time. If on another planet, like mars, you need a conversion factor as the number of seconds in a year are different from earth's and the speed of the orbit needs to be accounted for. If on a ship going at super high speed, time dialation must be factored in. If in the presence of a strong gravitational field, time dialation also must be factored in.
Matt85 · 36-40, M
having a metric dating system would not make sense with regard to how long it takes the earth to rotate and how long it takes to revolve around the sun.
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
@Matt85 You can apply the metric scalar to any unit to signify how many powers of 10 it is magnified by. You could use the metric scalar with imperial units even.
Though, if you wanted a purely metric time system, we would probably use different units to mark divisions within a day and divisions within a year. Which I think does make sense to do since they are measuring different things (rotation progress vs revolution progress) even if we experience both as the passage of time.
To be honest, I was mostly being silly. I don't even know metric units very well. Grams are rather foreign to me. But I do like the consistent powers of 10. Though some numberphiles suggest powers of 12 would be more helpful for the majority of everyday math.
Though, if you wanted a purely metric time system, we would probably use different units to mark divisions within a day and divisions within a year. Which I think does make sense to do since they are measuring different things (rotation progress vs revolution progress) even if we experience both as the passage of time.
To be honest, I was mostly being silly. I don't even know metric units very well. Grams are rather foreign to me. But I do like the consistent powers of 10. Though some numberphiles suggest powers of 12 would be more helpful for the majority of everyday math.
Neoerectus · M
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
@Neoerectus not unless a metric year is different than an imperial year, which would be kind of silly. Hard to have a different baseline than one full turn around the sun for a year. Whereas most other weights and measures are different due to having different bases they represent.