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[abigailbrady]

on a lighter note, here is a picture i took whilst i was in Sheffield.

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[imagnocean.livejournal.com]

rofl! So Sheffield's 5 seconds faster than Rotherham, 18 seconds ahead of Barnsley and 22 seconds ahead of Doncaster?

How bizarre!

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

they were all (supposed) to be set to standard uk time. but they become desynched because that's what cheap clocks do.

i did actually work this out the difference in local solar mean times, being the sad act that i am, and Doncaster is just over a minute ahead of Sheffield, Rotherham is about +20 seconds ahead, and Barnsley about the same.

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

So what's the speed-of-light delay?

And I thought that nearby oscillating systems always synchronised.

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

Centisecond, if that, I should think. Too tired to be bothered to work it out.

Telsa points out there's something particularly odd with the hour hand on the Rotherham clock. (camera angle?)

[deerfold.livejournal.com]

Blue moon cafe?

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

yep