How tall is time? Well, it's all relative

Update: 2023-04-18

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Atomic clocks are the most precise time-keepers we have.

But that doesn't mean they can escape the timey wimey effects of gravity.

In this episode of Great Moments in Science, Dr Karl explains how this enables super-accurate clocks to not just measure time, but height as well.

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How tall is time? Well, it's all relative

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How tall is time? Well, it's all relative

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

How tall is time? Well, it's all relative