The problem with kiloseconds/megaseconds/&c. is that the time units are simply not human scale. Your base units are 1 second, 16 minutes, 11 days, and 31 years.

The problem with kiloseconds/megaseconds/&c. is that the time units are simply not human scale. Your base units are 1 second, 16 minutes, 11 days, and 31 years. If you want to talk about a period of a few days, you're talking about hundreds of 16-minute periods. If you're talking about a few years, you're talking about hundreds of near-fortnights. If you sleep one unit of time per two waking units, you'll have a couple of leftover time units here and there. http://panglott.blogspot.com/2009/06/kiloseconds-brevels.html http://panglott.blogspot.com/2009/06/kiloseconds-brevels.htm... http://panglott.blogspot.com/2013/06/timekeeping-in-embassytown.html http://panglott.blogspot.com/2013/06/timekeeping-in-embassyt...