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10 Mar 2014, 1:29 pm

Physics is the bomb-diggity:

http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.7046

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10 Mar 2014, 5:41 pm

Very interesting! With an accuracy of 6.4 × 10−18 (minus 24 hours due to Daylight Savings, of course)

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14 Mar 2014, 11:06 pm

sonofghandi wrote:

Physics is the bomb-diggity:

http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.7046

nerdgasm!! !!

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17 Mar 2014, 12:33 pm

slave wrote:

sonofghandi wrote:

Physics is the bomb-diggity:

http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.7046

nerdgasm!! !!

^That was my initial reaction!

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18 Mar 2014, 9:38 am

far more accurate than anyone needs, the days will be a whole heck of a lot shorter by the time it looses any time.

the planets vary more in their orbits than it does.

plus - even with this accuracy, everyone I know will still be late to everything I go to.

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19 Mar 2014, 11:08 am

GivePeaceAChance wrote:

the planets vary more in their orbits than it does.

Did you know that they have to reset the master clock about 1 second ever 3-4 years because the earth wobble in it's orbit. Although everyone is aware of leap-year. Most people are unaware of leap-second.

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19 Mar 2014, 11:42 am

LupaLuna wrote:

GivePeaceAChance wrote:

the planets vary more in their orbits than it does.

yes, this was my point - why have a clock more accurate than needed, we have to reset the clock periodically just to match our real life experience anyway.

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19 Mar 2014, 2:11 pm

GivePeaceAChance wrote:

LupaLuna wrote:

GivePeaceAChance wrote:

the planets vary more in their orbits than it does.

yes, this was my point - why have a clock more accurate than needed, we have to reset the clock periodically just to match our real life experience anyway.

Time accuracy is so ridiculously important when dealing with relativistic physics that even the teeniest tiniest error can send your results so far off as to be unrecognizable. This will improve all manner of technology that relies on special relativity such as GPS, weather tracking and modeling, inertial guidance systems, linear accelerators (including those used in cancer treatment), ballistics, long distance data communication and synchronization, and semiconductors.

Not to mention the improvements in the efficiency and accuracy of several fields of research.

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20 Mar 2014, 12:19 pm

sonofghandi wrote:

I understand science for science sake, but in my real life it is not going to have an effect - including the fact that I don't benefit from any of the things in your list (not arguing with you about these things, just saying they will not change my life)

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