Comments on: 360 in a circle, 60 minutes and 60 seconds… What is so special about 60?

By: Fantauzzi

Fantauzzi — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Great job with the info. How did you find it? Please let me know.

By: sarsen56

sarsen56 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:19:08 +0000

The people who built Stonehenge – in its early phase could do a very accurate 56 gon which means they could do a very accurate heptagon – all from square and circle geometry, in fact it’s very easy to draw and the simplest approximation to a heptagon known (only recently discovered, and published as ‘Johnson’s method’ of creating a heptagon).

see:’Solving Stonehenge’ by Anthony Johnson

By: emansr

emansr — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:40:04 +0000

Not altogether true Waka-man. There IS a astronomical phenomenon to base 7 day weeks on! However, this can only be understood and seen in conjunction with religion. In Exodus chapter 20 the instruction is to work six says and rest on the 7th day. This isn’t an instruction particular to an order of days, but rather a principle of how many days in a row one can work without stopping. Scripture instructs we are only allowed to work six days in a row, then cease from work.

In addition, there is also an instruction in Exodus, Leviticus, Ezekiel, Psalms and Numbers regarding the New Moon Day (Dark Moon) as the beginning of a month AND a “worship” day, different from a 7th day rest or Sabbath. Thus, Exekiel 46:1 explains that there are three (3) different types of days. 1. Sabbath days 2. New Moon days 3. Working days.

Here is how this all works together: On the New Moon day, Torah keepers did not work because it was a “worship” day. This is the FIRST day of the lunar month. The second (2nd) day of the month carries no instruction so it is assumed that work can be done on that day. The same with the 3rd, 4th , 5th, 6th and 7th days of the month. However, when you reach the eighth day (8th) day, you must rest because the fourth commandment requires work no more than 6 days in a row. The 2nd thru the 7th, six days, then the 8th day is the “seventh” day AFTER six days of work and one must rest. Therefore, the “seventh day” Sabbaths, by default, ALWAYS occur on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th days of the LUNAR month.

By simply following the principle of worship days, work days and sabbaths, the sabbaths AUTOMATICALLY fall on the 8, 15,22, 29th days. You may call it coincidence or divine ordinance BUT it just so happens that the moon PHASES change almost perfectly on these days. half-moon (8th), full-moon (15th), half-moon (22nd), wanning crecent (29th). So if one was to “lose track” of the sabbath count, one could find it again in the luminaries of the sky, namely, the moon.

By: eclaire

eclaire — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:38:11 +0000

Wow, 60 comments from Sept 2006 to Feb 2009 – I couldn’t walk away. What a great read!

By: not

not — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:31:01 +0000

i tried counting with my thumb as a marker for every 5 fingers i count on my other hand
but i got 16 marks not 12 (the top of the fingure)
5*12=60
5*16=80
so nice try but not practical answer for why 60
if they need to count they would have counted as much as they can and that would be base 80

By: beinuounk

beinuounk — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:18:22 +0000

dude you know what I’m talking about! soy desole

By: EEEPCUSER

EEEPCUSER — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:32:45 +0000

Cool! This was my homework, so ty :p. Interesting too!
Ty again, and BTW, is this y we used imperial Ft and inches? coz it made me wonder. And if this is already posted, soz, but CBA all the comments. Tyvm!

By: XRumerTest

XRumerTest — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:39:03 +0000

Hello. And Bye.

By: Tiesncuffs

Tiesncuffs — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:37:30 +0000

Good to read.

By: NeuroPulse

NeuroPulse — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:03:34 +0000

Wm Will, why do you say “a seven sided regular polygon is not possible”?