Author Archives: Shaun McCormack

Hydrostatic Pressure Can Blow Out Your Watch and Your Blood Vessels

Turns out a squid can handle more water pressure than your watch. [...]

22
Feb
Your Watch Ages Faster Than Your Boots

But your watch is still an heirloom, even when your boots are yesterday’s news.[...]

27
Dec
Science Has The Worst Definition of Time

We regret to inform you the unsatisfying definition is “what clocks measure.”[...]

23
Dec
A Very Brief History of Automatic Watches

Even back in the 1770s, watchmakers stunted for top billing with enthusiasts.[...]

20
Dec
Simple Harmonic Motion Is The Granddaddy of Timekeeping

But we still can't make a grandfather clock work at sea. [...]

28
Nov
How Quartz Watches Work

Piezoelectricity a.k.a. crystal power creates exceptional accuracy.[...]

25
Nov
Your Watch Would Probably Still Run in A Time Warp

It would work for you, but the people you left behind would think it stopped.[...]

17
Nov