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Time tolerance: was a bunch of other stuff!

To: gkirk@empirenet.com, mgbob@juno.com
Subject: Time tolerance: was a bunch of other stuff!
From: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 03:26:36 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 97-12-02 03:18:13 EST, gkirk@empirenet.com writes:

> >  The clock that doesn't run is still correct twice a day.  How often is
>  >a clock correct if it runs one second per day slow?
>  
>  That depends on your acceptable tolerances, say +/- 1 minute you're
looking
>  at it being right for nigh on two months...

Greg:

Since I retired three years ago, my tolerance for time accuracy has loosened
considerably. I'm generally only concerned with whether it's daylight or
dark! A clock for me doesn't even have to have hands - if I can see it, it's
daylight, if I can't, it's dark.

Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN

'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
                    http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74


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