Comments on: Seriously, when does the new decade start? (Was there a year zero?) http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/ Scout, Design, Film, and Thought Provoking stuff Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:53:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Sarah Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:52:51 +0000 http://caramelwhistle.com/?p=751#comment-225 ooops I've just spotted a lot of typing errors.... first: "...removing things rather than counting" second: "...second decade 11 to 20 etc," corrections made. ooops I’ve just spotted a lot of typing errors….

first: “…removing things rather than counting”

second: “…second decade 11 to 20 etc,”

corrections made.

]]> By: Sarah http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Sarah Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:49:04 +0000 http://caramelwhistle.com/?p=751#comment-224 Just seen this.... Mathematically both answers are correct. Zero is a non-number, it both exists and doesn't in mathematics. It is a value that is used in calculations and so can be used in a decade calculation but it also doesn't exist. When counting you don't count zero, as there isn't anything to count. You only really use zero when you are removing things rather that counting. "I had one now I have zero" works better than, "I had zero now I have one". So, although technically the first decade would be 1 to 10 and second decade 11 to 10 etc, it is easier to call the decade at the 10, 20, 30 year mark as visually it is better. Just seen this…. Mathematically both answers are correct. Zero is a non-number, it both exists and doesn’t in mathematics. It is a value that is used in calculations and so can be used in a decade calculation but it also doesn’t exist.

When counting you don’t count zero, as there isn’t anything to count. You only really use zero when you are removing things rather that counting. “I had one now I have zero” works better than, “I had zero now I have one”.

So, although technically the first decade would be 1 to 10 and second decade 11 to 10 etc, it is easier to call the decade at the 10, 20, 30 year mark as visually it is better.

]]> By: Simon Jerram http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Simon Jerram Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:18:50 +0000 http://caramelwhistle.com/?p=751#comment-223 I'd go with the 1st decade being 9 years long. A decade isn't as formal an era as a century. I’d go with the 1st decade being 9 years long. A decade isn’t as formal an era as a century.

]]> By: When Does The New Decade Start | SJR http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-218 When Does The New Decade Start | SJR Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:06:05 +0000 http://caramelwhistle.com/?p=751#comment-218 [...] Seriously, When Does The New Decade Start? (Was There A Year Zero Is tomorrow the last day of this decade or do we still have 366 days to go? Either way is acceptable, but because I love finding out the reasons for this sort of thing I thought I’d… [...] [...] Seriously, When Does The New Decade Start? (Was There A Year Zero Is tomorrow the last day of this decade or do we still have 366 days to go? Either way is acceptable, but because I love finding out the reasons for this sort of thing I thought I’d… [...]

]]> By: Mike http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Mike Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:12:08 +0000 http://caramelwhistle.com/?p=751#comment-217 I'm still not entirely happy with the Image, ran out of time to do what I wanted with it, perhaps I'll fix it in the morning. :) I’m still not entirely happy with the Image, ran out of time to do what I wanted with it, perhaps I’ll fix it in the morning. :)

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