Re: Demo: Modelling Cost of Travel Paths Between Towns

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:43:31 -0800, Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net> wrote:

>neo55592_at_hotmail.com (Neo) wrote:
>
>>> > > > There is no such time as 24:00 Hrs; read ISO-8601.
>>> > >
>>> > > You are correct
>>> >
>>> > Really - who read ISO 8601?
>>> > Section 5.3 (of FDIS for 2000 edition): Time of the Day
>>>
>>> LOL. Nice double-catch :-)
>>
>>Upon further reflection, while not taking away from the apparent fact
>>(I haven't verified it) that ISO-8601 mentions the existance of 24:00,
>>there is no 24th hr in a day and therefore ISO-8601 is wrong! The time
>>in a day can be described by t, where 0:00 <= t < 24:00, and does not
>>include 24:00.
>
> It can be, but that does not mean it has to be. Besides, what
>day does not have twenty-four hours?

Absolutely. The day for the applicaton I am currently working on runs from 02:00 to 26:00.

Lemming

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