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A number larger than 360 does likely rule out degrees as the unit of measure, but 360 is not the key dividing number for degrees to be unlikely; the measurement would be in the [-90,90] or [0,180] range depending on the angle labeled 0 degrees. | A number larger than 360 does likely rule out degrees as the unit of measure, but 360 is not the key dividing number for degrees to be unlikely; the measurement would be in the [-90,90] or [0,180] range depending on the angle labeled 0 degrees. | ||
In the military other divisions are common too. For example dividing a circle into 400 degrees makes it easier to calculate some things in the head. And you could say "25 degrees" for 1/16 of a circle. That's impossible to do with 360° | :In the military other divisions are common too. For example dividing a circle into 400 degrees makes it easier to calculate some things in the head. And you could say "25 degrees" for 1/16 of a circle. That's impossible to do with 360° --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:30, 12 September 2006 (CDT) | ||
--[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:30, 12 September 2006 (CDT) | ::Don't forget Mils, there's 6400 in a circle. :) (Sorry, had a land nav class today, plus one on the five-paragraph opord.) --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 16:53, 12 September 2006 (CDT) | ||
:Don't forget Mils, there's | :::I thought it's 1/6400 in NATO? --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 19:56, 12 September 2006 (CDT) | ||
::::It is, US too, I just hit an extra "0". --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 20:21, 12 September 2006 (CDT) | |||
Latest revision as of 01:21, 13 September 2006
I could have sworn from the mini-series subtitles that they spell it "carom", I could be wrong. --Laven 18:59, 27 Jul 2005 (EDT)
- It's spelled "carom" in the season one DVD subtitles as well. Making the change. -- Joe Beaudoin 21:58, 27 Jul 2005 (EDT)
- Thanks for that guys, I greated the entry myself after work one night, forgetting to check the subtitles. Appreciated. -- Mike Reid 01:27, 31 Aug 2005 (GMT)
Degrees?[edit]
A number larger than 360 does likely rule out degrees as the unit of measure, but 360 is not the key dividing number for degrees to be unlikely; the measurement would be in the [-90,90] or [0,180] range depending on the angle labeled 0 degrees.
- In the military other divisions are common too. For example dividing a circle into 400 degrees makes it easier to calculate some things in the head. And you could say "25 degrees" for 1/16 of a circle. That's impossible to do with 360° --Serenity 16:30, 12 September 2006 (CDT)
- Don't forget Mils, there's 6400 in a circle. :) (Sorry, had a land nav class today, plus one on the five-paragraph opord.) --Talos 16:53, 12 September 2006 (CDT)