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1930 zulu

  • 05-07-2008 10:07pm
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    Random
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    What does this mean? Does zulu refer to some standard military time or something?


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  • #2
    concussion
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    random wrote: »
    What does this mean? Does zulu refer to some standard military time or something?

    Yes it does. Zulu designates Greenwich mean time and allows for co-ordination and un-ambiguous timings no matter where in the world operations may occur.


  • #3
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    Thought it might be something like that, thanks !


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    Manic Moran
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    concussion wrote: »
    Yes it does. Zulu designates Greenwich mean time and allows for co-ordination and un-ambiguous timings no matter where in the world operations may occur.

    Well, if you want to be really picky, it refers internationally to UTC (Co-ordinated Univeral Time) except in the UK, where GMT still rules, or elsewhere prior to 1972 which is when UTC came into effect. For practical purposes, the two are as near as makes no difference. (There's a small variance, about 1 second, allowed)

    NTM


  • #5
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    Who looks after UTC then? The Americans ?


  • #6
    kermit_ie
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    random wrote: »
    Who looks after UTC then? The Americans ?

    The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service


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  • #7
    Random
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    kermit_ie wrote: »
    The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
    Now you're just making stuff up lol


  • #8
    kermit_ie
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    random wrote: »
    Now you're just making stuff up lol

    You think? :D

    http://www.iers.org/


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    I'd rather it was called Co-ordinated Universial Nuclear Time - or C.U.N.T. for short :D


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    Mairt wrote: »
    I'd rather it was called Co-ordinated Universial Nuclear Time - or C.U.N.T. for short :D
    I like your thinking sir :)


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