Atomic Clock

[spotts]

Anybody have one of these? Theyre COOL! Got one for my Dad 'cause he says he can't ever remember what day it is. Plugged it in and it set itself. Time, Day, Date. Never will be wrong.

[rob10]

My mom gave us one for Christmas. It is really cool.

[RichardL]

I bought one also...But like my "Popeal-Pocket-Fisherman"...I was'nt gonna' mention either.

[Green Mountain]

We got some new digital gismo from the cable television company for our TV. We never have to set it if the power goes out and it is suppose to be the right time without setting it. Must be the same thing maybe?

[spotts]

from Ft Collins CO. Clock is accurate to within 1 second in a million years.

[James 3528]

test

[James 3528]

I have had one for 2 years.


The forum`s clock is 5 minutes fast.

[RoBoTeq]

It is going to be so cool when all of those satellites come crashing down to earth. Those who survive the impact of them will not know what time it is, where they are or be able to get any tv or radio stations to tell them whats going on.

[icemeister]

My son got me one for my birthday a couple of years ago. He said he remembers when he was a kid I'd always be resetting the clocks in the house after calling the phone company's time line. What's obsessive-compulsive behavior?

It's really neat to watch it spin fast-forward to the correct time when you first fire it up......and I don't have to make those phone calls anymore. :)

[bb]

Originally posted by RoBoTeq
It is going to be so cool when all of those satellites come crashing down to earth. Those who survive the impact of them will not know what time it is, where they are or be able to get any tv or radio stations to tell them whats going on.

Lol

[royc]

!!!!!!Yep. It's all done by satelite !!!!!


No it isnt, its send via radio waves(RF) from boulder with a frequency of 60KH. Thats why during the daytime you seldom see the tower icon on the clock.

60 kilohertz doesnt propogate to well during daytime conditons.


Roy

[icemeister]

Maybe the NIST (National Institute for Science and Technology) doesn't trust the satellites and prefers the old fashioned way.

I'm not familiar with the different radio frequecies, but this sounds like it's in the AM range where you pick up distance via a skip after sundown. Is that it?

As a kid in New Hampshire, I remember picking up KDKA in Pittsburgh and WOWO in Ft Wayne on my new seven transitor radio. Now here in Florida, I can pick up WBZ in Boston clear as a bell on a good night.

[Ruzac]

I downloaded an atomic clock program onto my computer.
It will reset your computers internal clock when you tell it to. One also shows a global map (where it's day -vs- nite. Should still be available - search for atomic clock.

[bmf]

Originally posted by RoBoTeq
It is going to be so cool when all of those satellites come crashing down to earth. Those who survive the impact of them will not know what time it is, where they are or be able to get any tv or radio stations to tell them whats going on.


you think technology is going to collaspe on its self

[RoBoTeq]

Well, it certainly could. Think about it. If the worlds population were to be destroyed but for a few thousand humans and it took several thousand years for civilization to build again, what would be unearthed from our current society?

All paper and plastic media would have long disinigrated. No books, no films, no tapes....no nothing.

A few statues and monuments may give a future race the impression that we of the 21st century used the Roman numeral system. While rubber tires may remain the wheels and the vehicles themselves would be long gone.

Unearthing beltways around large cities may give an interesting insight to our society. The Baltimore and DC beltways both have sound walls built on both sides. I can just imagine future archaeologists coming to the conclusion that these were barrier walls surrounding out cities.

At no time in our known history could mankinds social habits and technological achievements be lost so easily as our current disposible society. We already have films and recordings that are lost forever because of the lifespan of our current media.

[pilot]

We as Man have made empires that have lasted for some time,its been done over and over again. It has not changed since the the begining. So whats your point?

[RoBoTeq]

The point is that we can only tell what a previous empire was about by what has survived. Not much of our current technology will survive the centuries.

For all we know the ancient Egyptians could have used computers and had all of the technology we currently have. None of the evidence of these things would have survived and the only thing we would have to piece together their culture on is what was written on stone or other materials that were durable enough to survive.

[icemeister]

Well, it's been nearly a year since this thread was started and the site clock is now about 10 minutes fast.

We don't need time flying by any faster than it already does.....especially for us older guys. ;)

[James 3528]

It has been 10 minutes fast for about a year.

[hi-tork]

Originally posted by spotts
from Ft Collins CO. Clock is accurate to within 1 second in a million years.

Hey Spotts, how does yours compare to this?
Official US Time (http://www.time.gov/)

[Green Mountain]

Wow this thread is a year old. In the last year every thing is on this atomic clock.

The War Dept got me a GPS for Christmas. Talk about cool. This thing will tell you where you are any where is the world. There is no way you could ever get lost in the woods or a city if you have one of these things. Truly awesome. Not to mention the atomic time.

[icemeister]

Originally posted by benncool
.....In the last year every thing is on this atomic clock.

Well.........everything except HVAC-Talk. It must still be on Ottawa time. ;)

[frozensolid]

Originally posted by RoBoTeq

All paper and plastic media would have long disinigrated. No books, no films, no tapes....no nothing.


Robo I think you been watching too much scifi. Decay is all about oxygen and UV, bury something and it last’s much longer. What about all those glass CRT’s, would they not still be around. A good example would be the Dead Sea scrolls they made it didn’t they.

And plastics no one knows for sure, I’m betting a few of the old milk jugs would have made it also.

[ct2]

Not me . I got me a 1927 Herschide electric. One of the selling fetures on that model is that it will continue to keep time , even in a power outage.

They just dont build them like that anymore