On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:32:35 EDT
FastmetalBDF@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hell man, we are good to 10 dec.points, is that good
enough? We clock lightning strikes and fast Fire birds.
Glen
> MOST-ACCURATE CLOCK DEVELOPED
>
> Scientists have used the latest laser technology to
> develop
> the most accurate clock ever built. Published reports
> indi-
> cate that the new type of atomic clock produces as many
> as
> a quadrillion "ticks" per second. Developers say the
> inven-
> tion is up to 1,000 times more accurate than the current
> generation of atomic clocks which are -- for all intents
> and
> purposes -- "right on" all the time. The new clock could
> be
> used to probe Einstein's theories.
>
> During the past 40 years timekeeping has made a quantum
> leap
> for consumers. As recently as the 1960s radio station's
> clocks could vary as much as several seconds an hour.
> Then
> the invention of the quartz movement brought a new degree
> of accuracy. Now clocks as inexpensive as $20 can pick up
> the shortwave time standard and set themselves with
> accuracy
> known previously only in laboratories.
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