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Pendulum Clock with Atomic Precision

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the technology-misappropriation dept.

u19925 writes "Now you can get atomic clock precision out of your grandma pendulum clocks. Here is how it works: There is a camcorder fitted inside the clock which monitors the pendulum swing. It has an atomic clock signal receiver. It compares the pendulum swings with the atomic signal hearbeat. The camcorder also has an arm. If the pendulum clock drifts, then it uses its arm to push or pull the pendulum to make correction." It's not an April Fool's joke, but it is rather impractical.

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  1. New low for /. by genka · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Editors forgot how to insert links.
    Any "HTML Programmers" care to help?

  2. Re:Here's the link by Deflatamouse! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It would be nice if the editor fixes that as well... but you know slashdot editors...:(

  3. Re:New low for /. by geekoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    umm, I don't think it was the editors that wrote the post. They just posted it. I believe it has always been there policy to not change the original content of the person who submitted. Of course, a link where they posted there comment would have been nice.

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  4. Re:Not as impractal as it first looks by Cs.Ender · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SOMEONE MOD THIS UP!

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