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Can anyone confirm if the clock is linked to an atomic time server? This clock is cited as an example of an Atomic Clock on International Atomic Time but the artist's fact sheet gives no mention of this.
The only mention I can see is in a press release dated 21-Oct-1999 which states:
Blckdmnd99 13:30, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
In addition to the photo currently in the article ( Image:Metronome.jpg) there's another on Wikipedia ( Image:UnionSquareAtomicClock.JPG) which gives a better view of the time display. -- Mathew5000 06:47, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
This page from Alcorn McBride (which I think designed one of the electronic components of Metronome) says that Metronome is "the most accurate clock in New York City". But is that true? That web page states:
So if it gets a timing reference from the USNO, why would it be any more accurate than various other clocks in the city that also get a time reference from a reliable source? For example, see the correction appended to the end of this New York Times article about the new timekeeping system at Grand Central Terminal. -- Mathew5000 06:58, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Having recently read these entries, this curious passerby today (March 27, 2010) noticed that the clock's first 4 digits (the 24-hour clock time of day) read 1106, or 11:06am. The actual time, according to my cell phone (the time reading on which is controlled by AT&T), was 11:17am. So one wonders where Metronome's artists are actually getting their data, and why they are not maintaining their work's accuracy (and, therefore, its integrity). Rolfcom ( talk) 15:59, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
The time example in the article should be correct. Feel free to discuss here if anyone has a concern.
...if the clock reads 0704369X1235516 it means that it is 7:04 A.M and 36.9 seconds. (7 hours and 4 minutes since midnight) and that there are 16 hours, 55 minutes and 23.1 seconds remaining until midnight.
The clock takes the format:
HhMmSsT where Hh is Hours, Mm is minutes, Ss is seconds and T is tenths of seconds. The second half of the time is partially in reverse and counts down to midnight. By partially reversed, consider the following example.
If there is 16 hrs, 55min, and 23.1s remaining until midnight the clock lists this as 1 23 55 16 = 1235516 instead of 1325561. hope that makes some sense.
-DjD- 19:29, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
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I don't understand why some users are insisting on reverting edits that I made to reflect the irrefutable fact that the metronome NO LONGER emits steam. This function was turned off years ago, and it is an outright lie to suggest that it still produces steam. Dreameditsbrooklyn ( talk) 14:16, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Also, as far as any question regarding a source for this, please see the following, or take a trip to Union Square. Or check Google Street View at any time in the last 7 years since the function stopped working. Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreameditsbrooklyn ( talk • contribs) 14:20, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
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Can anyone confirm if the clock is linked to an atomic time server? This clock is cited as an example of an Atomic Clock on International Atomic Time but the artist's fact sheet gives no mention of this.
The only mention I can see is in a press release dated 21-Oct-1999 which states:
Blckdmnd99 13:30, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
In addition to the photo currently in the article ( Image:Metronome.jpg) there's another on Wikipedia ( Image:UnionSquareAtomicClock.JPG) which gives a better view of the time display. -- Mathew5000 06:47, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
This page from Alcorn McBride (which I think designed one of the electronic components of Metronome) says that Metronome is "the most accurate clock in New York City". But is that true? That web page states:
So if it gets a timing reference from the USNO, why would it be any more accurate than various other clocks in the city that also get a time reference from a reliable source? For example, see the correction appended to the end of this New York Times article about the new timekeeping system at Grand Central Terminal. -- Mathew5000 06:58, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Having recently read these entries, this curious passerby today (March 27, 2010) noticed that the clock's first 4 digits (the 24-hour clock time of day) read 1106, or 11:06am. The actual time, according to my cell phone (the time reading on which is controlled by AT&T), was 11:17am. So one wonders where Metronome's artists are actually getting their data, and why they are not maintaining their work's accuracy (and, therefore, its integrity). Rolfcom ( talk) 15:59, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
The time example in the article should be correct. Feel free to discuss here if anyone has a concern.
...if the clock reads 0704369X1235516 it means that it is 7:04 A.M and 36.9 seconds. (7 hours and 4 minutes since midnight) and that there are 16 hours, 55 minutes and 23.1 seconds remaining until midnight.
The clock takes the format:
HhMmSsT where Hh is Hours, Mm is minutes, Ss is seconds and T is tenths of seconds. The second half of the time is partially in reverse and counts down to midnight. By partially reversed, consider the following example.
If there is 16 hrs, 55min, and 23.1s remaining until midnight the clock lists this as 1 23 55 16 = 1235516 instead of 1325561. hope that makes some sense.
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I don't understand why some users are insisting on reverting edits that I made to reflect the irrefutable fact that the metronome NO LONGER emits steam. This function was turned off years ago, and it is an outright lie to suggest that it still produces steam. Dreameditsbrooklyn ( talk) 14:16, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Also, as far as any question regarding a source for this, please see the following, or take a trip to Union Square. Or check Google Street View at any time in the last 7 years since the function stopped working. Wikipedia:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreameditsbrooklyn ( talk • contribs) 14:20, 4 November 2021 (UTC)