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Message 1267967 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 16:12:39 UTC

Yesterday I learned of another measure of time, What is it.
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Message 1267974 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 16:28:30 UTC - in response to Message 1267967.  

Yesterday I learned of another measure of time, What is it.

Planck time?


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Message 1267977 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 16:31:49 UTC

Friday time.

Only experienced when Rebecca Black is within earshot.
One second of real time is equivalent to four years of percieved time!
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Message 1268002 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 17:10:10 UTC

Photoperiodic time.
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Message 1268027 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 17:40:47 UTC

Planck time?
Friday time
Photoperiodic time.

No to all above. Think bigger.
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Message 1268029 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 17:47:22 UTC
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Message 1268030 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 17:47:38 UTC

I've just measured Time and found it was 203 mm by 264 mm.
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Message 1268044 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:10:31 UTC

Eon,Epoch, your on the right track.

simonator- Nope not it.
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Message 1268047 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:17:48 UTC

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Message 1268048 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:19:22 UTC
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Parsec?

Yes, i know it's a unit of distance, Lucas apparantly didn't
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Message 1268049 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:19:51 UTC - in response to Message 1268047.  

Olympyad

nope- think time, a long time.

And as I work tonite, I wont be back on untill morning.
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Message 1268050 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:22:49 UTC

Gigayear?

Geologists use them all the time.
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Message 1268053 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:30:08 UTC
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I have to make a retraction on one answer. Eon is bigger than the measurement of time im looking for.

Simonator, you are getting warm. but to big like Eon is.

edit~not parsec.
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Message 1268054 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:33:50 UTC
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Kiloyear, Megayear, Terayear, Petayear, Exayear, Zettayear, Yottayear?

Is it bad that i know all the prefixes by heart?

Edit, i forgot Decayear.
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Message 1268062 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:51:21 UTC

Period.


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Message 1268063 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:52:53 UTC - in response to Message 1268054.  

Kiloyear, Megayear, Terayear, Petayear, Exayear, Zettayear, Yottayear?

Is it bad that i know all the prefixes by heart?

Edit, i forgot Decayear.

Decayear is usually called a decade.


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Message 1268066 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 18:59:20 UTC - in response to Message 1268063.  

Decayear is usually called a decade.


Oh yeah, i didn't think of that. :-)

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Message 1268103 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 21:04:17 UTC - in response to Message 1268066.  

Decayear is usually called a decade.


Oh yeah, i didn't think of that. :-)

Now how about ruling on the time measurement called a Period?


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Message 1268123 - Posted: 5 Aug 2012, 22:46:55 UTC

When one lives with four girls it's a very good week to get out of the house.
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