"Chelstad, Erik" <chelste@data-io.com> asks:
> Why does a circle have 360 degrees?
I believe the original cause was a 360 calender. Now, the only thing
keeping such a silly system alive is the epidemology of memes... in other
words, it's a QWERTY thing!
>From a pure math standpoint, I think we should abolish degrees and just
teach radians, the "natural" angle measurement system. (radians are
natural in the same way that e=2.718281828[...] is the "natural"
exponential base. Strange universe we live in, eh?)
But then, from an engineering standpoint, nobody wants to work with
fractions of Pi... especially me!
ERiC