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I live in a country that wants to create a measurement system for time and distance.This system is to be used by all of the people in our country.We have a measurement system in use but the king wants the measurements to be universal and eternal.In other words if there are other countries on our planet and if there are other planets in space our system would exactly match theirs.Now where to start---Balthor

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by charliespencer

You can use a universal system for distance. They can be based on any arbitrary standard your king wants. One royalength is equal to the king's height as measured on one specific day when he is feeling particularly tall. One royalwee is equal to the volume the king excreted that morning. These constants can apply on any planet capable of supporting human life.

You can establish a royalbeat as a time standard based on the king's heartbeat at rest. While this standard can apply on other planets, it's difficult to build larger units from it that apply off Royalworld. Say 100 royalbeats is a royalminute, 100 royalminutes is a royalhour, and 100 royalhours is a royalday. While that royalday may last from sunrise to sunrise on Royalworld, it may run too long or too short on another world because of different rotation speeds. And while 100 royaldays makes a royalyear at home, it probably won't match the period of solar orbit on any other planet.

Weight is a relationship between two masses. The royalbulk (the king's weight one morning when he felt particularly svelte) will be almost useless on any other planet. Since the other planets will each have different masses and attract a weight differently, an object that weighs one royalbulk on Royalworld will not weigh the same on another planet.

How's that for starters?

by balthor

I talked to the king and he is steadfast.The system must be based on something primal and immutable.He is quite certain that he does not want other Pharaohs after him to be embarrassed by his system.Perhaps you could start by dropping something.

by sleepin'dawg

the king's head into a basket after the ax has fallen across his neck. It would be a suitable outcome for anyone so foolish to propose such idiocy as this clown seems to think he is entitled to. Caesar was ambitious and look what happened to him.

[b][i][u]The king is dead; long live the king. Get or make a new king; problem solved.

Down with the king!!! [/b][/i][/u]

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:) B-)

by charliespencer

I thought this was going to be a discussion of measurement systems, otherworldly physics, maybe English vs. Metric, etc. I'm no longer sure what the point of it is. I'm apparently the only one who made the mistake of taking the topic seriously.

The king / pharaoh can kiss my royal @$$.

by balthor

To me this Pharaoh is a God.They call him Pharaoh in and of their own free will.They say that they will not go back to the way that it was.Our couriers have reported meeting others.They say that their builders are at least as good as ours and that they have accepted our gifts.Our seers say that there are others that are seen in dreams and their constructions are exquisite.The Pharaoh is choosing three teams of independent study.The teams must never meet.The Pharaoh will oversee.

by dmambo

Base all of your units on the Haldol.

Time - a period defined by how long it takes you to swallow a Haldol Tablet. After that, you won't really be too concerned with the other measurements and we'll all be a little happier.

by balthor

The Pharaoh's idea of standardization is at the core of our engineering minds.In our distant past were deep thinkers that did not stop.They bested the onslaughts of illogic and produced great things.Are we falling short of our progenitor's mark today?Is our Internet capable of passing the Pharaoh's test?

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