clocks
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Time Probably Isn’t Real but That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious: of course it does! Just look at a calendar or a clock. But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously. How can that be, and what would it mean? It’ll take a…
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Why Kids Still Need Analogue Clocks
Last year, in an unscientific exercise, Jimmy Kimmel’s team showed some kids a traditional clock and asked if they could read the time on it. It did not go so well.
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Today I Discovered Clocks In Europe Are Running Up To Six Minutes Slow
Something strange is happening to the clocks in Europe. Since mid-January, some of the clocks from Denmark to Turkey have been losing up to six minutes in time. What’s causing this phenomenon?
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How To Build An Alarm Clock That Can Only Be Silenced By A Nerf Dart
Video: The most dangerous object in your home isn’t the stove, the clothes iron, or that chainsaw in your garage. It’s your alarm clock’s snooze button that makes it so easy to go back to bed each morning. Silencing that alarm shouldn’t be so easy, so Christopher Guichet built an alarm clock that can only…