Saturday 28 March 2009

Research work: How long is "5 Greek minutes"?


Just a little clarificacion: The development of this formula is based on an profound research.

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This calculation in fact depends on many factors:

GT = T*[1 - T/(HS*60)] + HT*dwf*ff

GT - Greek time[min]

T - Time as the rest of the world understands [min]

HS - Hours of sun [hours/day]

HT - Halara time needed for average Greek native [min/day]

dwf - day of the week corrective factor [0; 1]

  • Monday = 0,7
  • Tuesday = 0,6
  • Wednesday = 0,4
  • Thursday = 0,78
  • Friday = 0,9
  • Saturday = 1
  • Sunday = 1

ff - food factor

  • Before lunch/dinner time - 0,1
  • After lunch/dinner time - 0,2

Example1:

Calculations based on a normal Friday in August after lunch/dinner(ref. solar calendar)

GT = T*[1 - T/(HS*60)] + HT*dwf*ff

GT = 5*[1-5/(12,08*60)] + 240*0,9*0,2

GT = 48,17 min

Example2:

Calculations based on a normal Wednesday August before lunch/dinner(ref. solar calendar)

GT = T*[1 - T/(HS*60)] + HT*dwf*ff

GT = 5*[1-5/(12,08*60)] + 240*0,4*0,1

GT = 14,56 min

3 comments:

Sus said...

Buhahhahahha :)

Unknown said...

Very good one! :D

Check here:
http://harilaos.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-long-is-5-greek-minutes.html

Marina said...

Excellent :) But I think that there may be something missing in the calculation: season or time of year. I believe that halara time is greatly impacted by annual holidays (July & August for example).
Or maybe I missed this?
Really, truly an awesomely precise formula!!! Hahahaha :))