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Old Thu Jul 23, 2009, 09:57am
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Is this going to lead in to something like one of those questions about reffing a game on a cruise ship that crosses the International Date Line while you're administering a 10 second back court count?

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The game on the cruise ship would have to use FIBA rules and it is an eight (8) second count in the backcourt.

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Old Thu Jul 23, 2009, 09:59am
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I am pretty sure a lot of D-1 schools have a "Midnight Madness" game to tip off the season on the first day they are allowed to have games. It's not really that unusual.
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Old Thu Jul 23, 2009, 10:50am
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Mark:

The game on the cruise ship would have to use FIBA rules and it is an eight (8) second count in the backcourt.

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Did you know that seconds are the only common unit between the metric and English systems?
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Old Thu Jul 23, 2009, 04:46pm
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Did you know that seconds are the only common unit between the metric and English systems?
Now, wait a minute.
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Old Thu Jul 23, 2009, 05:40pm
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Who Will Be The Last To Switch To Metric: The USA Or Liberia ???
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Did you know that seconds are the only common unit between the metric and English systems?
As are minutes, hours, days, and years. Maybe amperes?
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Old Fri Jul 24, 2009, 05:42pm
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As are minutes, hours, days, and years. Maybe amperes?

Amperes and volts are metric.

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Old Fri Jul 24, 2009, 06:33pm
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Le Système International D'unités ???
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Amperes are metric.
I already know that. I'd like to know if amperes, like seconds, are used in both the English system, and the metric system. If not, what is the English system equivalent of an ampere?
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Old Fri Jul 24, 2009, 08:28pm
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If not, what is the English system equivalent of an ampere?
According to a HS kid I asked, it's the "pierced-ere".

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Old Fri Jul 24, 2009, 09:52pm
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I already know that. I'd like to know if amperes, like seconds, are used in both the English system, and the metric system. If not, what is the English system equivalent of an ampere?
The Imperial system has distinct units for length, volume, and weight. Anything defined in terms of those (force, velocity, acceleration, work, etc.) will have distinctive units.

E-M stuff is generally cross-system (amps, volts, joules, coulombs, ohms, farads, etc.) unless it involves weight or length (e.g. horsepower vs. watt).
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Mark:

The game on the cruise ship would have to use FIBA rules and it is an eight (8) second count in the backcourt.

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You realize you just spoiled Padgett's entire day. Oh well, he can cross the dateline and live it all over again.
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