Timekeeping FACT

The official measure for the length of one second is the time it takes for a caesium atom to resonate 9,192,631,770 times.

FACT

Posted By: roywallerslovechild, Jul 15, 14:32:08

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What's a caesium atom when it's at home?
Posted By: Fierce Panda, Jul 15, 14:50:08
Good FACT though distressingly unrelated to wildlife
Posted By: Old Git, Jul 15, 14:37:08
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Woah. Is that just a coincidence ? :-O
Posted By: Steve in Holland, Jul 15, 14:36:39

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