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From: manson@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Manson)
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Subject: Re: WWV vs. The Naval Observatory Clock -- Who's Right ?
Keywords: time standards timex
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Date: 2 Jan 91 14:09:02 GMT
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In article <713@noe.kg6kf.AMPR.ORG> marc@noe.UUCP (Marc de Groot) writes:
>It would be interesting to find out why there's such a discrepancy.

Three theories:
	a) The Naval Observatory is located in a vast tract of hyperspace
	   located approximately 12 light-seconds from the Earth. This
	   was done in order to make clearer observations of celestial
	   phenomena.
	b) They're in their own time zone, or they're trying to claim
	   they THEY know what time it is and nobody else does. Or
	   compensating for something-or-other.
	c) Bill and Ted haven't set the clock yet, or they're setting it
	   by calling up the Time & Temp service. 

My guess would be c), but I suspect there is some saner explanation.
						Bob
manson@cis.ohio-state.edu