The standard ontology for units would seem to be a quick win, based on
the fact that the area does not need much research, even though there
are obviously wide ranges of opinions on structure. (01)
Point 1 - I sincerely hope that the requirement for the new unit is
addressed by at most one standards body, in order to avoid future
harmonisation (= someone has to change and someone has to pay). The
most appropriate standards group will be the one which recognises the
requirement - for snails, perhaps the ISO TC on food, rather than units. (02)
Point 2 - the consensus process in standards bodies will require that
the proposed task has sufficient support, in terms of a positive vote
and a threshold of interested stakeholders, before effort is expended.
This avoids the creation of frivolous new work items which move at said
snail's pace. (03)
Point 3 - great care should be taken to avoid damage from biting when
speaking with tongue inserted that far into cheek. (04)
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> last I looked there are 2,632 units of measure listed in the > eOTD
would you like an extract (Gerry probably has one already)? (011)
Does it include the ever popular unit *furlongs per fortnight* which is
approximately 0.0001663095 meter per second? (012)
It is useful for quantifying that informal term 'a snail's pace'. (013)
You may think it's frivolous, but Google has 6,750 hits for "furlongs
per fortnight", 421,000 for "snail's pace", and
236 hits for the phrase "snail race" with the word "furlongs". (014)
Clearly, this is an example of a special-purpose domain that the
standards bodies should not ignore. (015)
John (016)
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