Phisherman wrote:
On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:36:47 -0500,
(---MIKE---) wrote:


I just bought a cheap electric alarm clock - made in China naturally.
When I plugged it in it displayed the correct time. How does it do
this? Does it pick up a radio signal? The clock works perfectly. I am
just curious.


---MIKE---

In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')



I looked at several clocks in Walmart yesterday. Three were
"radio-controlled" clocks," which is very nice for accuracy, power
outages and daylight Savings Time changes. Take a look here...

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...uestion461.htm



Why do so many, including myself, say "Dalight Savings Time" when the
official term is "Daylight Saving Time"?

I Think maybe it's because the added "s" makes the words roll off our
tongues easier.

http://tinyurl.com/ujskf

Jeff

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