RE: [Way OT] Beer measurements (was: Re: Handwritten EURO sign)

From: Carl W. Brown (cbrown@xnetinc.com)
Date: Tue Aug 19 2003 - 17:55:51 EDT

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    John,

    > A kilosec is a reasonable amount of time to wait for a late appointment
    > (in some countries, anyhow).
    >
    > A megasec is enough time to do a small project.
    >
    > If a marriage lasts a gigasec, it is doing very well.

    1 pictun = 20 baktun = 2,880,000 days = approx. 7885 years
    1 calabtun = 20 pictun = 57,600,000 days = approx. 158,000 years
    1 kinchiltun = 20 calabtun = 1,152,000,000 days = approx. 3 million years
    1 alautun = 20 kinchiltun = 23,040,000,000 days = approx. 63 million years

    The Mayans must have been very patient people.

    Carl



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