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SlabTime was decimalised at the moment it left orbit ''(see [[PD]])'', there being no further reason to link personal sleep/wake cycles to what was already an inappropriately enforced day/night routine.     
[[SlabTime]] was decimalised from the moment it left orbit ''(see [[PD]])'', there being no further reason to link personal sleep/wake cycles to what was already an inappropriately enforced day/night routine.     


==History==
==History==


Circadian rhythm related sleep disorders had been growing at an alarming rate since the mid 20th century<ref> . Experiments had discovered, as far back as the 1980's, that when deprived of any clues as to the day/night cycle, most people eventually settled into an approximate 27 hour rhythm. Even lower order mammals displayed remarkable natural resonance with the 27 hour cycle (+/- variation) even when neurons were confined to a [Petri Dish][http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v5/n5/full/nn843.html].
Circadian rhythm related sleep disorders had been growing at an alarming rate since the mid 20th century[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm_sleep_disorders]. By the end of the 21st Century more than 50% of workers worldwide had 'night jobs' and were heartily fed up with not being able to talk to their banks. Experimenters had discovered, as far back as the 1980's, that when deprived of any clues as to the day/night cycle, many people quickly settled into an approximate 27 hour rhythm. Many lower order mammals displayed remarkable natural resonance with the 27 hour cycle (+/- variable variation) even when cell cultured neurons were confined to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_dish Petri Dish][http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v5/n5/full/nn843.html].


Clearly, something was wrong. Typical sayings and quotations indicated the popular knowledge of the day and was, of course a
Clearly, something was wrong. Typical sayings, quotations and common phrases indicated the popular knowledge of the day;


* I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired
* I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired
* There are not enough hours in the day
* There are not enough hours in the day
* Short-time
* Night Owls
Like all common knowledge, it came under [[IRAK]]i scrutiny. Decimalisation of time was actually implemented by company for a few months during 2068 but after three weeks, none of their employees had any idea who was coming or going and when they could or couldn't hold any meetings. Although [[Milus Blondel]] considered this a perfect arrangement, the board revolted and the whole scheme was dropped.


==Explanatory Theories==
==Explanatory Theories==


There are two main hypotheses for the 27 hour cycle;
There are two main hypotheses for the 27 hour cycle;
* The Earth has encountered several catastrophic meteor/cometary events during it's history. It is possible that these may have had the effect of increasing the angular velocity of the planet and thereby shortening the day. However for this circadian rhythm to still be part of our genetic memory, would require underlying human behavioural patterns to remain unchanged for more than 250 million years. <ref>Considered unlikely</ref>.
* The Earth has encountered several catastrophic meteor/cometary events during it's history. It is possible that these may have had the effect of increasing the angular velocity of the planet and thereby shortening the day. However for this circadian rhythm to still be part of our genetic memory, would require underlying human behavioural patterns to remain unchanged for more than 250 million years. <ref>Considered about as likely as getting an insight out of [[DMHII(I)]].</ref>
* The human [[soul]] comes from a planet with a 27 hour day/night cycle<ref>Considered [[Blocks]]- recent investigation has shown that [[Home]] isn't actually a planet at all, but some form of gaseous nebula which rules out a day/night cycle completely.
* The human [[soul]] comes from a planet with a 27 hour day/night cycle.<ref>Considered [[Blocks]]- recent investigation has shown that [[Home]] isn't actually a planet at all, but some form of gaseous nebula which rules out a day/night cycle completely.</ref>


==Base units==
==Base units==


The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI SI] unit of time is the second (s). By the time Slab left Earth it was just way too complicated to change that  
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI SI] unit of time is the second (s). By the time (sic) Slab left Earth it was just way too complicated to change that unit, so Slab seconds and Earth seconds are the same. Changing this would have meant such an unbelievable amount of messing around with equations that the physicists were prepared to boycott Slab unless the SI second was adopted. And we had to have the physicists - we love you guys - honest.


It was decided as part if the [[Initial Design]] for SlabWide systems that the SI unit [second
1 SlabMinute 


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 12:27, 28 April 2007

SlabTime was decimalised from the moment it left orbit (see PD), there being no further reason to link personal sleep/wake cycles to what was already an inappropriately enforced day/night routine.

History

Circadian rhythm related sleep disorders had been growing at an alarming rate since the mid 20th century[1]. By the end of the 21st Century more than 50% of workers worldwide had 'night jobs' and were heartily fed up with not being able to talk to their banks. Experimenters had discovered, as far back as the 1980's, that when deprived of any clues as to the day/night cycle, many people quickly settled into an approximate 27 hour rhythm. Many lower order mammals displayed remarkable natural resonance with the 27 hour cycle (+/- variable variation) even when cell cultured neurons were confined to a Petri Dish[2].

Clearly, something was wrong. Typical sayings, quotations and common phrases indicated the popular knowledge of the day;

  • I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired
  • There are not enough hours in the day
  • Short-time
  • Night Owls

Like all common knowledge, it came under IRAKi scrutiny. Decimalisation of time was actually implemented by company for a few months during 2068 but after three weeks, none of their employees had any idea who was coming or going and when they could or couldn't hold any meetings. Although Milus Blondel considered this a perfect arrangement, the board revolted and the whole scheme was dropped.

Explanatory Theories

There are two main hypotheses for the 27 hour cycle;

  • The Earth has encountered several catastrophic meteor/cometary events during it's history. It is possible that these may have had the effect of increasing the angular velocity of the planet and thereby shortening the day. However for this circadian rhythm to still be part of our genetic memory, would require underlying human behavioural patterns to remain unchanged for more than 250 million years. [1]
  • The human soul comes from a planet with a 27 hour day/night cycle.[2]

Base units

The SI unit of time is the second (s). By the time (sic) Slab left Earth it was just way too complicated to change that unit, so Slab seconds and Earth seconds are the same. Changing this would have meant such an unbelievable amount of messing around with equations that the physicists were prepared to boycott Slab unless the SI second was adopted. And we had to have the physicists - we love you guys - honest.

1 SlabMinute

Controversy

While there are many well documented, biological reasons for the length of the SlabDay, it has been frequently pointed out that the extra hours were all added during 'peak time' which greatly benefited the media who had been lobbying for longer peak time slots on Earth for decades.

The fact that time decimalisation was sponsored by media conglomerates has never been disputed.

References

  1. Considered about as likely as getting an insight out of DMHII(I).
  2. Considered Blocks- recent investigation has shown that Home isn't actually a planet at all, but some form of gaseous nebula which rules out a day/night cycle completely.


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