WEEKLY WHINE

2014 GoobNet Decade Championship

Here are the results of the first GoobNet Decade Championship, determining the best decade of the last 644 years. The hosts were selected from amongst the units defined in the Système International. The regional semifinals and finals were hosted by the metre, the kilogramme, the ampere, and the kelvin. The final two rounds were hosted by the second.

The tournament was quite captivating from start to finish. The 1900s shocked all of us by making a spirited run to the final rounds, but otherwise, there were not many upsets. It must be said that even though much of the tournament went by the form book, most of these pairings were very even. There was simply very little to choose from in many of these matchups. Even the 1940s, which outraged many readers when they received a first seed, had much going for them: they were buoyed by postwar reconstruction, Jackie Robinson, the start of the Golden Age of science fiction, and ENIAC. They advanced to the round of eight before falling to the improbable aughts. The final, as it happened, came down to the two decades in which Austin Powers was set.

We would like to take a moment to offer our hearty congratulations to our winner, the 1960s. Our first entry into space and a giant leap onto the Moon would be difficult for any decade to beat, but the Swinging Sixties also saw the colonial era finally wind down, all whilst revolutionising the worlds of television, music, and fashion. This result also proves the precognitive capabilities of Amber Lynn, who submitted a bracket entitled “Never Go Against the Bikini”.

Finally, we must thank all of the decades that participated, and all of the units that hosted a sectional, regional, or final round. There were so many people who helped ensure that this tournament ran smoothly and guaranteed that attention would be on the dramatic action that unfolded in front of all of us, and so we must thank them as well. We hope to see all of you back here in 640 years for our next GoobNet Decade Championship. No doubt it will be very shagadelic.

METRE REGIONAL

NEWTON SECTIONAL		01. 1960s 04. 1600s	01. 1960s 03. 1860s
01. 1960s 16. 1530s	01. 1960s 09. 1680s
08. 1710s 09. 1680s
04. 1600s 13. 1870s	04. 1600s 05. 1590s
05. 1590s 12. 1880s
TESLA SECTIONAL		07. 1950s 03. 1860s
02. 1920s 15. 1690s	02. 1920s 07. 1950s
07. 1950s 10. 1630s
03. 1860s 14. 1460s	03. 1860s 06. 1980s
06. 1980s 11. 1610s

KILOGRAMME REGIONAL

FARAD SECTIONAL		01. 1820s 05. 1430s	01. 1820s 02. 1780s
01. 1820s 16. 2000s	01. 1820s 09. 1440s
08. 1770s 09. 1440s
04. 1720s 13. 1580s	04. 1720s 05. 1430s
05. 1430s 12. 1390s
PASCAL SECTIONAL		02. 1780s 03. 1790s
02. 1780s 15. 1520s	02. 1780s 10. 1970s
07. 1840s 10. 1970s
03. 1790s 14. 1570s	03. 1790s 11. 1400s
06. 1420s 11. 1400s

AMPERE REGIONAL

VOLT SECTIONAL		01. 1990s 05. 1500s	01. 1990s 03. 1850s
01. 1990s 16. 1550s	01. 1990s 09. 1620s
08. 1740s 09. 1620s
04. 1660s 13. 1750s	04. 1660s 05. 1500s
05. 1500s 12. 1930s
OHM SECTIONAL		02. 1730s 03. 1850s
02. 1730s 15. 1650s	02. 1730s 07. 1910s
07. 1910s 10. 1700s
03. 1850s 14. 1470s	03. 1850s 06. 1380s
06. 1380s 11. 1560s

KELVIN REGIONAL

BECQUEREL SECTIONAL		01. 1940s 05. 1480s	01. 1940s 10. 1900s
01. 1940s 16. 1800s	01. 1940s 09. 1450s
08. 1760s 09. 1450s
04. 1670s 13. 1640s	04. 1670s 05. 1480s
05. 1480s 12. 1370s
WATT SECTIONAL		10. 1900s 03. 1810s
02. 1830s 15. 1540s	02. 1830s 10. 1900s
07. 1890s 10. 1900s
03. 1810s 14. 1490s	03. 1810s 06. 1410s
06. 1410s 11. 1510s

SECOND FINAL ROUNDS

01. 1960s 02. 1780s	01. 1960s 01. 1990s
01. 1990s 10. 1900s