[LEAPSECS] 25000 years, or my money back?

[Brian Garrett]

"Resolution is 1 second.  Accuracy is 1/10,000 of a second."  Funny, the 
radio signal travel time from Fort Collins to here was still about 7ms, last 
time I checked.  Does this clock have warp drive too?  :-)


Brian



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Allen" <sla at ucolick.org>
To: "Leap Second Discussion List" <leapsecs at leapsecond.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 11:01 AM
Subject: [LEAPSECS] 25000 years, or my money back?



> Another "atomic clock" advert;  good for 1 second in 25000 years.

> http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/556476

>

> If it fails by one second before then should I sue?  Who?

> NIST?  Control Company of Texas?

>

> How exactly does one get ISO 9001 certs that extend 25 millennia?

>

> Or maybe they just noted that the historical variations in the rate of

> what we now call TAI are just about that big.

>

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