Metric time introduced in Canada.

[BorealOne]

It's a new fiscal year! And together with a loonie to mail a letter, Canadian air carriers are rolling out the next phase of our metric conversion. Yes, it's time for metric time.

Westjet has put out an informative video for travelers. Those of you thinking of flying into Canada better become conversant with the new system.

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[Guest]

Do you think Air Canada will follow West Jet in adopting this new simpler time system?

Clarence

[Bob - S50]

What date is it?

[Ned Gravel]

Good one for April fools. This one reminds me of Rick Mercer wandering the streets of some US megalopolis with a microphone asking people to comment on the fact that Canada had finally legalized the use of insulin or penicillin. And they bought it.

By the way, for those of you who may not know, what used to be called imperial or English units of measure (inch, pound, gallon etc) are now referred to (in measurement science) as "US customary Units." Y'all's the only ones using them (except in aviation of course).

Happy April fools day!!!

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[Hank]

Ned, I thought Canadian aviation going metric is what led to the Gimli Glider? Metric units on the plane, British Imperial on the fuel truck, and a conversion unit that sounded familiar but was NOT right for gallons-to-kilograms?

 

In the meantime, while we'un's continue to murder the King's English, we are quite content with our inches, pounds, gallons, bushels and especially miles.

[aviatoreb]

Four Score and Seven Years Ago today - long before metric time - there were other units of time.  It has been a fortnight since I have thought of these things.  Ages.  2.134 fortnights since the last Moon.

[Hank]

Erik--

You may want to recalibrate your ASI in furlongs per fortnight. The numbers can be quite impressive, especially for your Rocket.

[Ned Gravel]

Ned, I thought Canadian aviation going metric is what led to the Gimli Glider? Metric units on the plane, British Imperial on the fuel truck, and a conversion unit that sounded familiar but was NOT right for gallons-to-kilograms?

 

In the meantime, while we'un's continue to murder the King's English, we are quite content with our inches, pounds, gallons, bushels and especially miles.

 

Hank:

 

I did not see this rejoinder post until today.  Quite right on the reason behind the famous Gimli Glider.  As for the King's English, he ain't there yet, cause his mom's not quite ready to give up the remote. 

[Piloto]

In reality the passing of time is just a perception by those alive. We perceive time by changes like the elevation of the sun or by transformation like the seasons or the color of your hair. We quantify these events and come up with speed, frequency, calendars and other time related events. But you do not actually age but transform into someone wiser and experienced. And you get rewarded at 65 by the government. How can it get any better. I just hope they find that magic pill that stops transformation before my time is up.

 

José 

[aviatoreb]

Erik--

You may want to recalibrate your ASI in furlongs per fortnight. The numbers can be quite impressive, especially for your Rocket.

 

Thanks Hank.

Actually I prefer metric Big Bang time.  The time since the Big Bang is (reputed to be) 13.772 Billion Years.  So in Big Bang Metric time 1= time since the big bang and divide that in powers of ten accordingly, so for example, I am 46 years = 46/13.772billion or 3.3401e-09 Big Bang Units = 3.3401 nano Big Bang time.

 

Now in terms of my ASI calibrated for time in Big Bang Units, but furlongs for distance - ….pretty small numbers even in a rocket.  Oh well.

[WardHolbrook]

Actually I prefer metric Big Bang time.  The time since the Big Bang is (reputed to be) 13.772 Billion Years.  So in Big Bang Metric time 1= time since the big bang and divide that in powers of ten accordingly, so for example, I am 46 years = 46/13.772billion or 3.3401e-09 Big Bang Units = 3.3401 nano Big Bang time.

 

I tried calculating my dog's age in metric big bang time and I heard something snap in my head. I'm going to go lay down now.

[Hank]

Thanks Hank.

Actually I prefer metric Big Bang time.  The time since the Big Bang is (reputed to be) 13.772 Billion Years.  So in Big Bang Metric time 1= time since the big bang and divide that in powers of ten accordingly, so for example, I am 46 years = 46/13.772billion or 3.3401e-09 Big Bang Units = 3.3401 nano Big Bang time.

 

Now in terms of my ASI calibrated for time in Big Bang Units, but furlongs for distance - ….pretty small numbers even in a rocket.  Oh well.

 

I've not heard Sheldon, Kuthrapali, Leonard or even Penny mention anything unusual about time . . . so I'm confused about your "Big Bang Time" reference.

 

"Furlongs per fortnight" was a favorite example of my high school physics teacher whenever he had occasion to expound upon the importance of including units in our calculations and answers. Since I've not forgotten it all these years later, and used to multiply out the numbers then madly cross out cancelling units doing my work all the way through college, it was apparently an effective teaching device. The alliteration probably helped it stick.

 

200 knots, 230 mph or 618,240 fpf. Which sounds like a faster speed? Me, I poke along using mph on the ground and in the air, and sincerely hope to never see 200 knots indicated in my plane. Come to think of it, I only have numbers to the big red line at 200 mph, so I don't need to worry about it. But I have seen >200 mph on my cellphone GPS in a gentle 500 fpm descent.

[aviatoreb]

I've not heard Sheldon, Kuthrapali, Leonard or even Penny mention anything unusual about time . . . so I'm confused about your "Big Bang Time" reference.

 

"Furlongs per fortnight" was a favorite example of my high school physics teacher whenever he had occasion to expound upon the importance of including units in our calculations and answers. Since I've not forgotten it all these years later, and used to multiply out the numbers then madly cross out cancelling units doing my work all the way through college, it was apparently an effective teaching device. The alliteration probably helped it stick.

 

200 knots, 230 mph or 618,240 fpf. Which sounds like a faster speed? Me, I poke along using mph on the ground and in the air, and sincerely hope to never see 200 knots indicated in my plane. Come to think of it, I only have numbers to the big red line at 200 mph, so I don't need to worry about it. But I have seen >200 mph on my cellphone GPS in a gentle 500 fpm descent.

 

Sheldon, Kuthrapali, and Leonard are posers - they aren't real geeks.  They are actors playing geeks.  …me - I'm the real McCoy - natural born geek.  :-O

 

Funny how Big Bang Theory has become a tv show.  When I was a kid - it was synonymous in my head with Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov and George Gamow, the guys from whom I learned the topic.  Today -  my son says he wants to go to Caltech - because of Big Bang Theory.

 

Penny would get Big Bang time.  They use it on the clock at the Cheescake Factory.

 

Your Physics teacher used furlongs per fortnight?  Cool!  I could swear I made it up myself and never heard of it from anyone else.  But now I am second guessing that. I did make up Big Bang time yesterday while goofing off and writing to this thread.  I'm going to have all my instruments changed.