[time-nuts] ensemble oscillators for better stability

Hal Murray hmurray at megapathdsl.net
Sun Dec 30 05:18:32 UTC 2012


info at blackmountainforge.com said:
> I know that this is not germane but I keep thinking of this video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqFc4wriBvE
> 32 mechanical metronomes on a moveable floor. They all sync up in a bit more
> than two minutes. 

Neat.  Thanks.

The Tuxedo Park book reported that Loomis had 3 Shortt clocks setup in a 
basement lab carved out of bedrock.

They would get locked unless they were swinging 60 degrees to each other.

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