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Mount Etna eruption closes airports and 'knocks clocks 15 minutes fast'
Daily Mail ^ | updated at 8:42 AM on 11th July 2011

Posted on 07/13/2011 11:57:34 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Sicilians, meanwhile, were quick to blame the volcano after thousands noticed that their clocks were running 15 minutes fast. The fast forward time keeping has affected a wide spectrum of digital clocks and watches - from computers through to alarm clocks. It was spotted when large numbers of locals started turning up for work early, and a Facebook page was organised for those involved to compare notes

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013145/Mount-Etna-eruption-closes-airports-knocks-clocks-15-minutes-fast.html#ixzz1S0p6usAr

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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 15minutes; aliens; catastrophism; clocks; missingtime; mountetna; mountetnaclocks; ufo; weirdstuff
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To: mnehring

> A lot of digital clocks are synchronized based on the frequency of the electrical grid. It the eruption knocked that out if wack it could mess up clocks.

It’s not that. The jump affects even digital wrist watches and other battery operated items. Plus, it’s a constant daily 15 to 20 minutes.


21 posted on 07/13/2011 2:03:47 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (2012 is the opportunity to get rid of Obama and his Empire of Lies.)
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To: FrogMom; Quix; Las Vegas Dave; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ...

Classic missing time — they were abducted by aliens.


22 posted on 07/13/2011 6:36:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: RexBeach

I just hope they didn’t tell the people with normal timelines what was going to happen in the future. That would have been rude.


23 posted on 07/13/2011 6:38:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...

Thanks FrogMom for the question and ping, thanks Keith in Iowa for the thought in message 7.


24 posted on 07/13/2011 6:40:28 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: TheOldLady

Those are some adorable kitties.


25 posted on 07/13/2011 6:41:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: muir_redwoods
Imagine Europeans showing up for work early"

I knew someone would eventually say it. It was my first thought.

"Imagine Europeans noticing the f'ing time".

26 posted on 07/13/2011 6:58:45 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: muir_redwoods
Imagine Europeans showing up for work early"

I knew someone would eventually say it. It was my first thought.

"Imagine Europeans noticing the f'ing time".

27 posted on 07/13/2011 7:00:33 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: SunkenCiv

Probably nothing to do with ET’s, this time.

Though given the interesting events in this era . . . God only may truly know.


28 posted on 07/13/2011 8:20:29 PM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: SunkenCiv; All
Since posting this I have been searching for more information. Most sites simply have the identical copy as shown at the link above. Italian language links make no mention of any clock discrepancies that I can see (though it would help if I was more fluent in Italian.)

I now believe that this story is a hoax.

29 posted on 07/13/2011 10:17:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Quix; FrogMom; Keith in Iowa

Please see post #29


30 posted on 07/13/2011 10:18:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: bigtoona; theDentist; Bob

Please see post #29


31 posted on 07/13/2011 10:20:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Did you check with ATS?

They have the most ruthlessly thorough pile of ferrets I know of. Seems like I saw something about that a week or 3 ago on there—may have been the same thing you’ve been finding. Maybe not.

Seems to me there were some different features in the items on ATS about it. And, there were some ATSers from the region in Italy purportedly involved. IIRC.


32 posted on 07/13/2011 10:22:22 PM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t recall any connection with Mt Etna at the time, though. IIRC, they were at a complete loss as to how to explain the clocks changing.

There may have been some speculations about cosmic rays; ray weapons experiments; time differential experiments or attacks or cosmic something or others . . . no one seemed to have any explanation that was satisfying.


33 posted on 07/13/2011 10:23:55 PM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Quix

I will take a look. Thanks!


34 posted on 07/13/2011 10:25:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: SunkenCiv

It takes one to know one.


35 posted on 07/14/2011 4:06:39 AM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Quix

What is ATS?


36 posted on 07/14/2011 7:47:43 AM PDT by ConfusedAndLovingIt
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To: ConfusedAndLovingIt

HTTP://WWW.ABOVETOPSECRET.COM

It’s the other best source of alternative non-MSM news.

It’s opposite FR in some respects—was founded in the UK and is rife with atheist/agnostic liberals—though there is a significant Christian contingent holding forth somewhat.

There’s a lot of wild stuff on there. However, given so many atheist/agnostic fierce SUPER RATIONALISTS who don’t believe anything’s real unless the RELIGION OF PSEUDO-SCIENCE HAS VETTED IT—they have a compulsive habit like the naysayers on FR—of shredding everything possible.

They are more likely to call something a hoax that’s not than to miss uncovering a hoax.


37 posted on 07/14/2011 9:06:06 AM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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