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Are there any other examples of time measurement units? --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 14:48, July 8, 2012 (UTC) | Are there any other examples of time measurement units? --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 14:48, July 8, 2012 (UTC) | ||
:Well, certainly the one thing Big Finish writers assail you with throughout ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' is the [[microspan]]. It's never precisely defined — but, my God, do they love that term. It seems to be not exactly minutes or seconds, but something in between. | |||
:AS for other examples of time measurement, you might start with the (admittedly incomplete) [[:category:Units of time]]. Obviously the "biggest" DWU time measurement is the [[Dalek]] [[rel]], something equally as vague and equally as ubiquitous as the [[Gallifrey]]an [[microspan]]. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}04:36: Thu 26 Jul 2012 </span> | |||
::I didn't even realise we had a category for that! | |||
::Maybe I'll have to revisit ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' where they're waiting for stuff to happen and stuff's urgent. Maybe there's mention of units of time there. | |||
::[[Rel]] seems to double as a measure of speed and other things. At least microspan they grab to term and run with it. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 07:34, July 26, 2012 (UTC) | |||
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What are the units of time measurement on Gallifrey?
"Spans" are I think used in Neverland.
Are regular seconds/minutes/hours used anywhere?
Are there any other examples of time measurement units? --Tangerineduel / talk 14:48, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
- Well, certainly the one thing Big Finish writers assail you with throughout Gallifrey is the microspan. It's never precisely defined — but, my God, do they love that term. It seems to be not exactly minutes or seconds, but something in between.
- AS for other examples of time measurement, you might start with the (admittedly incomplete) category:Units of time. Obviously the "biggest" DWU time measurement is the Dalek rel, something equally as vague and equally as ubiquitous as the Gallifreyan microspan.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 04:36: Thu 26 Jul 2012
- I didn't even realise we had a category for that!
- Maybe I'll have to revisit The Invasion of Time where they're waiting for stuff to happen and stuff's urgent. Maybe there's mention of units of time there.
- Rel seems to double as a measure of speed and other things. At least microspan they grab to term and run with it. --Tangerineduel / talk 07:34, July 26, 2012 (UTC)
