[terran_emperor]

 

[Galemp]

What about basing their days on a 36 hour system? One hour=10 degrees of rotation of their planet...

(that is assuming that math is so universal, that even the Zods divided the wheel into 360 parts)

I bet you can't tell me (without looking!) why we DO divide the wheel into 360 parts. It doesn't make the slightest bit of sense.

At least, having five fingers, they probably use a Base 10 system, although if they were sufficiently advanced they might decide to switch to Base 8 as it's much easier to work with computers that way.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Base 10 is the most common method of calculation, right?

[FreeSpaceFreak]

I think they used 360 because it can be divided by a lot of numbers, without messing around with commas.
IIRC, the Phoenicians did it a few thousand years ago. Perhaps some religious reason.

[redsniper]

It's based on stars somehow, certain constellations and such. Same as 12 hour days/nights, 60 minute hours, and 60 second minutes. Babylonians or Sumerians I believe.

[ssmit132]

Apparently, both the 360 degree circle and the 60 seconds/minutes came from the Sumerians.

In fact, one fact of modern life is still as Sumeria designed it.  The Sumerian priesthood developed an early mathematics for commercial and religious purposes, and their number system was based around the number 60.  Thus time itself is divided into units of 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and so forth. The 24-hour day also originates with Sumerian calendars, as does the 360-degree circle.  So the fingerprints of the world's most ancient civilization are still visible today.

They invented and developed arithmetic using several different number systems including a Mixed radix system with an alternating base 10 and base 6. This sexagesimal system became the standard number system in Sumer and Babylonia.

[Mobius]

Why do we use 360° instead of 100°? The reason is simple, and you don't need to mention the standard number system used in Sumer and Babylonia several thousand years ago.

360° / 8 = 45°

360° / 4 = 90°

360° / 2 = 180°

360° * 3/4 = 270°

It's more convenient than:

100° / 8 = 12,5° <--- not handy!

100° / 4 = 25°

100° / 2 = 50°

100° * 3/4 = 75°


Back on topic, we have poor info regarding the Vasudan Galactic Time. It's mentioned twice(3220, 3320) so we can only make major assumptions about it.

Since Vasuda Prime is the fourth planet of Vasuda(with Earth being the third of Sol) it may be possible that the Vasudan "year" and therefore any other minor time measures are influenced by this parameter. Obviously, the number of planet doesn't tell much about their orbits, but I'm just throwing my ideas here. Let's say that Vasuda should be compared with Mars and not with Earth. 

[Killer Whale]

You're forgetting

360° / 3 = 120°
100°/ 3 = 33 1/3°


3 is so annoying in base 10

[terran_emperor]

Im sorry but this topic was already dead and burried...Though i do agree with your supposition on Vasuda Prime Mobius,

[The E]

Quick question: How long is a Vasudan second?

[Snail]

Quick question: How long is a Vasudan second?

Nobody here would know.

[Rodo]

they don't count seconds, how awkward and confusing would be to arrange a meeting with Vasudan fellows ah?

[Kszyhu]

There should be a conversion rate discovered to solve similar problems.

[Mobius]

You're forgetting

360° / 3 = 120°
100°/ 3 = 33 1/3°


3 is so annoying in base 10

Yeah, the ones you mentioned are important.

Quick question: How long is a Vasudan second?

Nobody here would know.

We don't even know if they have anything comparable to our seconds...

[Pred the Penguin]

I wonder what Shivans use.

[Dilmah G]

I wonder what Shivans use.

They don't even communicate in words as far as we know...which is nothing/**** all

[FreeSpaceFreak]

There should be a conversion rate discovered to solve similar problems.

Probably like degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. There is a conversion system, but it's so complicated no-one knows it apart from a few weirdo's. Converter programs take care of everything.

[Snail]

The translation device (squaker?) takes care of it methinks.

[Goober5000]

Quick question: How long is a Vasudan second?

About as long as a Terran second, based on the countdown in A Flaming Sword.

[Snail]

Quick question: How long is a Vasudan second?

About as long as a Terran second, based on the countdown in A Flaming Sword.

Hmm.