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Old 04-11-2011, 12:53 AM
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Greenwich Mean Time

Leading scientists around the world are meeting in Britain to consider a proposal that could eventually see Greenwich Mean Time relegated to a footnote in history...
That would see atomic time slowly diverge from GMT, by about one minute every 60 to 90 years, or by an hour every 600 years, and there would need to be "leap minutes" a couple of times a century to bring the two in line.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-0...istory/3617226
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:36 AM
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"It's 12:07, Atomic Time"..... sounds uber cool. I like it.

Ramifications? Well, we'll let the boffins work that out.
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I think it is Mean to take a away Greenwich Time
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I think it is Mean to take a away Greenwich Time
Not sure what you Mean by that
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Old 04-11-2011, 05:12 PM
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Not sure what you Mean by that
That was a pretty average response.
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Old 04-11-2011, 05:40 PM
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In the MeanTime, Greenwich wonders what all the fuss is about.
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Old 04-11-2011, 05:45 PM
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In the MeanTime, Greenwich wonders what all the fuss is about.
Mean while ... we will all sit and think about it

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Old 04-11-2011, 08:14 PM
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Anyway, Time Means nothing in Greenwich
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:15 PM
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Or is it that Greenwich Time Means nothing
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It's time for some Punnishment methinks
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:43 PM
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U Mean it's Time for punishment..What time would that be, UTC
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Old 04-11-2011, 09:59 PM
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In the MeanTime, I walk the line
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:05 PM
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Finally, The Mean Green Wich giveth Time and taketh Time away. Depending on what side of the line you are standing on

No more, I promise
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Old 05-11-2011, 12:47 AM
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