Interesting Tip-Off Time

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

If that is the measurement of a second how could it have been scientifically defined prior to the 20th Century?

And why is that the measurement?

1. Prior to the development of chronometers capable of measuring microseconds, the sidereal second was sufficiently precise.

2. It matches a sidereal second pretty closely. If you're asking why cesium 133, I don't know the answer to that one. Sorry!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mbyron

1. Prior to the development of chronometers capable of measuring microseconds, the sidereal second was sufficiently precise.

2. It matches a sidereal second pretty closely. If you're asking why cesium 133, I don't know the answer to that one. Sorry!

2 is easy. cesium 132 wasn't quite long enough, and cesium 134 was too long.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

2 is easy. cesium 132 wasn't quite long enough, and cesium 134 was too long.

Finally something that makes sense in this silly thread.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by mbyron

1. Prior to the development of chronometers capable of measuring microseconds, the sidereal second was sufficiently precise.

2. It matches a sidereal second pretty closely. If you're asking why cesium 133, I don't know the answer to that one. Sorry!

MBryon:

You are my kind of guy: from NE Ohio; .

MTD, Sr.

Youngstown (Ohio) Liberty H.S., Class of 1969
Youngstown State Univ., Bach. of Civil Engr., Class of 1980
Trumbull Co. Bkb. Off. Assn., Member since 1971.

Actually, Doane's fifth game of the season, Nebraska-Omaha's season opener after an exhibition against Iowa State.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Actually, Doane's fifth game of the season, Nebraska-Omaha's season opener after an exhibition against Iowa State.

And, since N-O is the home team, it's probably the first day D-II schools are allowed to have a contest.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

And, since N-O is the home team, it's probably the first day D-II schools are allowed to have a contest.

I believe so...several other D-II schools I looked up for the heck of it have their season openers on the same day. UNO will be an interesting one, because the parking basically sucks on their campus to start with. Oh wait, maybe this will be a blessing because noone would be caught dead on a college campus at that hour!