[Info-vax] Why is starting epoch 17 Nov 1858?

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <s2de9m$hrd$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
<davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 

> There is a major difference..  The Gregorian calendar is somewhat more 
> accurate.  The metric measurement system is no more accurate.

True.

> Your argument is the same as "French is a better language than English, 
> stop using English".  

False.

> It is an opinion.  I understand English, I do not 
> understand or speak French.  I understand the English measurement 
> system, I know how long an inch is without having to think about it.  If 
> someone tells me an object is 2 inches in length, I know about what that 
> is.  If someone tells me an object is 5 centimeters in length, I really 
> have to think about that for a while.
> 
> Why am I irrational if I choose to use something I'm familiar with?

It's not irrational, but consider other issues.

First, without looking it up, explain the what a BTU is.

Due to being based on factors of 10, various units have clearer 
relations to one another and are easier to calculate.

Most of the world uses it, so it facilitates trade.

Science is based on it.