| ▲ | game_the0ry 5 hours ago | |
The central clock dependency is cool, but I wonder is there were any problems with latency -- like does the centralized electrical impulse reach a train station 10km away and another one at 20km at the same time? Did they factor that in? | ||
| ▲ | bauruine 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Isn't that propagating with around the speed of light? Switzerland is only about 1 light ms wide so even if they only have one master clock instead of one per train station the latency should be negligible especially in the 1950s. | ||
| ▲ | bluGill 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
The speed of light is copper wires is fast enough that you don't need to factor this in. At least not for human purposes. | ||
| ▲ | madaxe_again 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I know the Swiss are known for punctuality and timekeeping, but I don’t think anyone is going to notice a 33μs delay to their train. | ||