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To: GeronL

In my everyday work, I regularly use time intervals in BILLIONTHS of a SECOND, and sometimes smaller. The accuracy of that time slice is mucho importante in lots of electronics, avionics and nucleonics...........................


9 posted on 07/12/2013 10:10:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: Red Badger

I am the opposite. What day is it?

heh


10 posted on 07/12/2013 10:18:55 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Red Badger

In my everyday work, I regularly use time intervals in BILLIONTHS of a SECOND, and sometimes smaller. The accuracy of that time slice is mucho importante in lots of electronics, avionics and nucleonics...........................

GPS is basically just a bunch of ultra precise clocks that are used to determine the location based off the speed of light and math to determine the intersection of three precisely timed radio signals....


11 posted on 07/12/2013 10:19:02 AM PDT by GraceG
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