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[fargon]

Originally Posted by glatt

I don't know about that, but kids today say "one fourth" instead of "one quarter." At least in my hood. And I can see how that makes sense.

But you would think they would also say "one second" instead of "one half," but they don't. They're still saying "one half." "One second" might be confused with "one sixtieth" because there are sixty seconds in a minute, and sixty seconds in a degree.

I'd say 1/81 is "one eighty-first."

There are 60 seconds in a minute of angle, and 60 minutes in a degree.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by fargon

...and 60 minutes in a degree.

Is this why time seems to stand still when it's really hot?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by fargon

There are 60 seconds in a minute of angle, and 60 minutes in a degree.

Or course you are right! Thanks for refreshing my memory on that.