time to remove from the clock

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I can't. I may not have definite knowledge of exactly how much to take off but I do know something should have come off. I may not be able to count in tenths of a second but I would be using my good judgement in how much time to take off..

I hope you can tell the difference between 0.1 and 0.9 seconds. If you can't then your 5 counts must vary between 3 and 25 seconds.

Not 0.1 vs 0.2, sure, that level of accuracy is probably beyond just about everyone. But accuracy is not required. If you get to 3 in a 5 count and have to use that to take off time, you could easily be anything 2.7 or 3.5 in reality, but that is good enough. It is definite even if it isn't accurate or precise.

And it isn't hard to get partial seconds to a reasonable level of accuracy. I think all of us have counted with Mississippi's or similar....

One - thou - sand - one, One - thou - sand -two, etc.

Each syllable is a quarter second. You get through two syllables, you've got 0.5 seconds. You get only one, you have 0.2 or 0.3. If you're in mid-syllable, go with the shorter time.