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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 3193022, member: 19165&quot;]So, I really like the idea of a 100 point scale. It makes far more sense than some 70 point scale that was based the value of some cents 75 years ago, and was outdated before it was even published. Just like the metric scale, reason and sense aren&#039;t really what is going to win the day. We can all probably agree that the whole Sheldon scale is just weird. </p><p><br /></p><p>But, this alternative scale proposed by Guth is just plain dumb. It&#039;s not a 100 point scale - if you look closely, it&#039;s an 80 point scale. </p><p><br /></p><p>He&#039;s proposing we just skip everything between 60 and 80 - just have a big ole blank hole in the middle. There is literally no difference between his scale and the current one - we already use 20 points for UNC coins, we just call them + instead. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to make a 100 point scale, and it works as a complete replacement, then fine. But you can&#039;t cling to the old Sheldon scale and make some bastardized Frankenstein&#039;s monster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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