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Re: 0000 not 2400?
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2004 Oct 18, 17:23 -0300
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2004 Oct 18, 17:23 -0300
Jared, you bring up an interesting point, but I was referring specifically to celestial navigation, not the world in general. Jim Thompson jim2@jimthompson.net www.jimthompson.net Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus ----------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Navigation Mailing List on Behalf Of Jared Sherman >> > Now tell the average railway clerk "The train is due at 0000 > hours and I'll > be there three hours ahead of it. Do you know what time that will be?" > > I suggest the concept of subtraction from zero makes the use of 0000 hours > problematic in the real world. (Ever see a register clerk trying to takes > sales when the register, with pre-labeled combo meals on each key, can't > work?)
