Ever seen an atomic clock?

[jumpr]

Here's a picture of one.

Kinda...anti-climactic.

 

[iluvtruenos]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Here's a picture of one.

Kinda...anti-climactic.

Wow....um....ok?

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: iluvtruenos

Originally posted by: jumpr
Here's a picture of one.

Kinda...anti-climactic.

Wow....um....ok?

What expecting some super glue?

 

[Kalvin00]

:Q

 

[dighn]

what di you expect/

 

[mugs]

Where's the explosions?

 

[venk]

What? No atoms?

 

[drinkmorejava]

Special, maybe they should use the energy from the neutron decay, or whatever it is, to heat up their coffee while they stare at the readouts.

 

[iluvtruenos]

Originally posted by: sheik124

Originally posted by: iluvtruenos

Originally posted by: jumpr
Here's a picture of one.

Kinda...anti-climactic.

Wow....um....ok?

What expecting some super glue?

A little bit.

 

[Armitage]

I've seen one of the test ubits for the GPS satellites - looked like an oversized pringles can.

 

[silverpig]

I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

Dr. Emmett Brown didn't have a hard time finding radioactive material

 

[acemcmac]

Neat

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

I have access to radioactive materials.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

I have access to radioactive materials.

*takes a bite out of an apple*

yep...me too

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

I have access to radioactive materials.

*takes a bite out of an apple*

yep...me too

One of my functions at work is planning Cesium and GPS upgrades. We also use Rubidium clocks in less critical applications.

 

[Nebor]

I heard all Iran is trying to do is build some of those. And we're getting all huffy about it.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Nebor
I heard all Iran is trying to do is build some of those. And we're getting all huffy about it.

So we have three possibilities:
1. They want to reduce their dependence on oil
2. They want to tell the time to a high degree of accuracy
3. They want to blow up Israel

Tough call.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Nebor
I heard all Iran is trying to do is build some of those. And we're getting all huffy about it.

So we have three possibilities:
1. They want to reduce their dependence on oil
2. They want to tell the time to a high degree of accuracy
3. They want to blow up Israel

Tough call.

Whoa now, they didn't say anything about number 3. Let's not go assumin'!

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Eeezee

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Nebor
I heard all Iran is trying to do is build some of those. And we're getting all huffy about it.

So we have three possibilities:
1. They want to reduce their dependence on oil
2. They want to tell the time to a high degree of accuracy
3. They want to blow up Israel

Tough call.

Whoa now, they didn't say anything about number 3. Let's not go assumin'!

You're right, they'd definitely tell us if they intended to blow up Israel.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Atomicus

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

Dr. Emmett Brown didn't have a hard time finding radioactive material

who needs Libyan radioactive material when you can direct the energy from a lightning bolt?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Here's a picture of one.

Kinda...anti-climactic.

I was hoping for a titanium coo-coo clock!

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Atomicus

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

Dr. Emmett Brown didn't have a hard time finding radioactive material

or building a flux capcitor

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: Atomicus

Originally posted by: silverpig
I was going to build a nuclear powered clock... It'd be too expensive though as it's hard to get stuff that's radioactive enough.

Dr. Emmett Brown didn't have a hard time finding radioactive material

And here I am, Googling for Dr. Emmett Brown, looking for some news story about an academic who had recently gotten his hands on some illegal goodies... I feel owned.

 

[Rock Hydra]

^_^