Hello PIC.ers,

>
>And to think, by now we could have metric clocks and metric calendars.
>Lets see, would a ten day week or ten day month be more "natural"?
>
>John Ferrell

This is *real* OT.., but whatever gave rise to the worldwide recognition
of the 7 day week in the first place?

Hired a car in the US once, drove it north to New Brunswick, Canada.
South of the border, the speed limits were boringly low, north of it they
were nigh impossible to keep up with.
...wait.. a..minute... they measure distance by `miles' in the US,,, but
use `kilometers'  in ...             duh.
:(|)

            bestos,   John

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