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To: PatriotGames
I've really got to get me one of them atomic clocks. Sounds like they're much more reliable than this MickeyMouse University watch I've been using.....
6 posted on 02/15/2003 3:05:16 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun
Yeah, I bought one of those fake atomic clocks in Tijuana for $15. It's a piece of junk.
22 posted on 02/15/2003 3:27:54 PM PST by babaloo999
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To: anniegetyourgun; NativeNewYorker
I've really got to get me one of them atomic clocks. Sounds like they're much more reliable than this MickeyMouse University watch I've been using.....

You're just asking for frustration! '-}

Back in the 70's I developed manufacturing processs for the timekeeping modules in the Texas Instruments electronic watches. (Remember those red LEDs and having to push a button to read the time?)

We had a master clock phase-locked to the WWV atomic clocks -- with WWV time distrubuted all through the factory. This included a test set 'socket' (into which a watch module could be placed) that would automatically synch that module exactly with WWV.

My "on-the-arm test" watch contained a module that I had selected and tweaked for a drift of only milliseconds per month WRT to WWV. IOW, I wore a watch that I knew was one of the world's most accurate -- synched exactly to WWV time.

That turned out to be one of the most frustrating experiences of my life -- because, as I learned, almost no one else has the correct time -- or cares! Probably the worst offenders were the radio stations by which most folks checked their clocks/watches.

It was very common to see the hour roll around, and then hear on the radio, "At the sound of the tone, the time -- brought to you by Grimblegrotzynick's Bar and Grill and Auto Repair Shop, where you can blah, blah, blah... the time will be six o:clock....BEEP!

(Reminds me of the 'urban legend' about the phone operator and the guy who blew the noon whistle at the mill...) '-}

I finally gave up and just set my watch about five minutes ahead of WWV -- and thought about it no longer... I now wear the cheapest watch I can find! :-)

Keep your "MickeyMouse University watch" -- you're probably as nearly on time as anyone else! :-D

30 posted on 02/15/2003 4:01:16 PM PST by TXnMA ((No Longer!!!))
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