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From: "Marin David Condic" <marin.condic.auntie.spam@pacemicro.com>
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Subject: Re: Leap Seconds
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 14:12:15 -0400
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Well, if one wishes to be a stickler for accuracy, I suppose yours is a
better interpretation of the law.

But there is a Murphy's Law derivative that states that all engineering
values will invariably be expressed in the least usable units. Thus, we
*really* need to express this number in Furlongs per Fortnight. (and start
*that* whole discussion all over again... :-)

MDC
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"Wes Groleau" <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> wrote in message
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>
> > problem. Much relative navigation depends on very accurate timekeeping
and
> > the speed of light. (186000 miles/second - it's not just a good idea,
its
>
> In that case, let's make it 186,324.xx  or somthing like that.
>
> --
> Wes Groleau
> http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau