Still Waters Posted April 16, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Perfect timekeeping has taken a step closer to reality after scientists developed a clock that loses just a second every 300 million years. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToySouljah Posted April 17, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yes, now they need a grant for about $10 billion to shrink it down to wrist size...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted April 17, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Great, but does it take a licking and keep on ticking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrolas Posted April 17, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2009 A new scientific clock can't help but make me think of this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted April 18, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 18, 2009 "We dream of getting an atomic clock with perfect precision," said Prof Thomsen. I say, let the guys in 300 millions years from now figure that one out. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted April 18, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Just think though.....we'd have no excuses for being late ever again... hmmm maybe not such a good thing after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted April 18, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Just think though.....we'd have no excuses for being late ever again... hmmm maybe not such a good thing after all My husband needs one of those clocks, he is one of the worst people I know for timekeeping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted April 18, 2009 Author #8 Share Posted April 18, 2009 My husband needs one of those clocks, he is one of the worst people I know for timekeeping! Snap! .....mine too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Eagle Posted April 19, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Just what this world needs...more clocks. Clocks slay time...only when the clock stops does time come to life. Can't remember who coined that quote (haven't got time to find out) but it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchera Posted May 28, 2009 #10 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I wonder if the claim will be found to be true in 300 million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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