Atomic Clocks Are Reinventing Time

Though humans don't experience it in their daily lives, gravity and movement can change how time elapses. Ultra-precise atomic clocks are now able to measure these tiny changes, known as time dilation. It's a technological advance that could revolutionize our understanding of time.

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[IKEMENOsakaman]

Boss "Why are you late?"
Me "gravity has fluctuated the time as we know it, and I can prove it to you with this atomic clock"

[waltergodsoe]

I'm sure Amazon will want to know how many nano seconds their employees are still breathing

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
― Carl Sagan

[lorriecarrel]

Sleeping in the basement gives you more sleep lol

[PacoOtis]

Correction!! The "nanosecond" actually came from Italy many years ago as it is the time interval between a traffic light turning green and the driver behind honking his horn!!

[rowenagrinsam]

Now I understand how my alarm clock make 5 minutes snooze felt like 1 minute.

[alholic]

Extremely thought provoking stuff! Kudos to your team for releasing such a banging video that covers a subject that seems boring on paper but was entertaining and educational at the same time.

[josephfraser-fitzsimons]

Gotta find me a deep cave to write my essay before the deadline.

[sailingbrewer]

Finally science has proven time on my boat is keeping me young

[RelianceIndustriesLtd]

I like how the animation of the atom has the electrons appear and disappear at random places instead of going around in orbits

[mbiftikhar]

"Time moves slower when someone is moving" this scientific statement has a deep philosophical meaning as well.

[ismailnyeyusof]

Simply amazing that a concept like time dilation actually has a practical every day application.

[davydoomz]

I always believed people experienced time differently depending on where they were on earth in relationship to the equator, poles etc. I also wondered how far off our clocks truly were from a true atomic reading. Great video! 👍🏽

[leepalisoc]

My atomic wall clock made me super interested in this topic. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THIS THING EXISTS. It’s super mind blowing!

[stwtn]

the quality and content of these quicktakes have been excellent, keep going!!

[Pottsley]

Question: How long time has Voyager 1 been In space (if we where to look at the time from its perspective)?

[CTcCaster]

5:52 If you lose just yell "HELLO" really loudly for no reasons lmfao

[isymfs]

I often get compliments on how young I look before army crawling away. They'll never know my secret.

[debyton]

Question: How many more decimal places of resolution would be needed in a clock to measure the gravitation produced not by the entire earth but to measure the gravitation produced by a single human being?

[i]

Time goes slower watching Youtube videos at 1 am. I checked it vs just going to sleep.