@ Jeff: You might right to some extent. Quantum fluctuations do actually start affecting our "measurements" of reality, if you will, somewhat at this scale. However the effects of it don't quite become apparent till we hit the Planck scale (Which is extremely small: 5.39 * 10-44 seconds). This concept is not directly related to what might be happening up there, but it is in a way. As the editor pointed out an effect similar to that of Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty might start acting up at this scale, but not necessarily. The digits might seem to be randomized but they may not be. The probability of a somewhat similar number coming up twice is quite small but not 0. Only scientific analysis can prove if this clock can really tell time to a micro second which, if you don't know, is quite small.
@Ghen: LOL. That might be so or it might just be a coincidence. He did after all just pause the clock twice.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Darkroom @ Jun 27th 2008 1:56AM
so it's an illusion? the clock will just look like it's moving, but will just place random digits when the user presses pause?
imacmatt09 @ Jun 27th 2008 2:04AM
No its real. It just displays the digits after its paused. It cant update that fast enough to do it while its running.
Mic2000 @ Jun 27th 2008 8:34AM
Agree, but do you have the prove, maybe they just fake it ;)
Jeff @ Jun 27th 2008 12:06PM
that's exactly what i was thinking... the last 4 digits are just randomized. :)
at the very least, i'd wonder if it's even remotely accurate, and even if it is, why would it matter?
:)
neat all the same i guess.
Ghen @ Jun 27th 2008 4:43PM
last 2 digits are always 99 just to screw with everyone that tries to stop on a perfect 1 second.
AJ @ Jun 28th 2008 4:57PM
@ Jeff: You might right to some extent. Quantum fluctuations do actually start affecting our "measurements" of reality, if you will, somewhat at this scale. However the effects of it don't quite become apparent till we hit the Planck scale (Which is extremely small: 5.39 * 10-44 seconds). This concept is not directly related to what might be happening up there, but it is in a way. As the editor pointed out an effect similar to that of Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty might start acting up at this scale, but not necessarily. The digits might seem to be randomized but they may not be. The probability of a somewhat similar number coming up twice is quite small but not 0. Only scientific analysis can prove if this clock can really tell time to a micro second which, if you don't know, is quite small.
@Ghen: LOL. That might be so or it might just be a coincidence. He did after all just pause the clock twice.