How defined how we measure time?
06 January 2004, 01:23 PM
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Serious question for a change - How did we end up with things like....
24 hours in a day (i can gather the day due to day/night revolution) - but why in units of 24?
7 days in a week? - why 7
365 days in a year? - you guessed...why?
Year is one cycle round the sun.
Its totally baffling my puny brain. Is there a real explanation to all this before I hit melt down?
24 hours in a day (i can gather the day due to day/night revolution) - but why in units of 24?
7 days in a week? - why 7
365 days in a year? - you guessed...why?
Year is one cycle round the sun.
Its totally baffling my puny brain. Is there a real explanation to all this before I hit melt down?
06 January 2004, 02:31 PM
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correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't it an egyptian or the ancient greeks that measured time as we know it today. however accuracy was not as accurate as they desired hence a leap year where 1 day is added every 4 years for the time lost...
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06 January 2004, 02:37 PM
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365 days a year cause thats how many "days" it takes to orbit the sun no?
so its broke up into hrs and days that way but you got me on why 7 days in a week, something to do with the bible? on the 7th day and all that....
so its broke up into hrs and days that way but you got me on why 7 days in a week, something to do with the bible? on the 7th day and all that....
06 January 2004, 02:49 PM
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365.25 tbp, hence 1 day extra every 4.
60 secs because that was a base number back in the day...60 secs in a min, 60 mins in an hour. day = 24hrs for earth to spin on axis.
notion of 7 days from bible i think...not sure where months came from?! something non-scientific, much like the 7 day thingy i guess!
60 secs because that was a base number back in the day...60 secs in a min, 60 mins in an hour. day = 24hrs for earth to spin on axis.
notion of 7 days from bible i think...not sure where months came from?! something non-scientific, much like the 7 day thingy i guess!
06 January 2004, 03:28 PM
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06 January 2004, 06:30 PM
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Something to do with Sumerians and fingers
Micky, not as daft as people think and frequents lots of time travel and paradox types of forums
(but not under my usual sticky-micky net name 
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06 January 2004, 10:19 PM
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That weblink has only fed my desire to understand what 'time' is. Its actually pretty interesting - cheers for that
Atleast I am not alone on my thinking.
I feel a mental breakdown in the near future
my 1999th post could be a taken as a tribute to same 70's space program.
Atleast I am not alone on my thinking.I feel a mental breakdown in the near future
my 1999th post could be a taken as a tribute to same 70's space program.
07 January 2004, 01:59 PM
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Time speeds up rapidly for birds who are at 'that age' and only a child will satisfy their hunger.
For the bloke time is looked at as the next 30 years supporting this brief 'moment of enjoyment'.
For the bloke time is looked at as the next 30 years supporting this brief 'moment of enjoyment'.
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