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Have you ever used the timer on your stove or microwave?

Posted on September 8, 2026 at 10:31:44 PM by hurryup

It ticks off a second only after that second has ended. Unshockingly, it turns to zero one full second after it turns to one.

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I have concluded the clock does not tick from 15:00 to 14:59 until a second has passed - By syrfan September 8, 2026 at 08:53:33 PM
- Have you ever used the timer on your stove or microwave? - By hurryup September 8, 2026 at 10:31:44 PM
- Great then Michigan won because the clock was reset to 0:09 and the play took less than 9 seconds. NBC fucked up. Refs got it right.* - By LewisBullox September 8, 2026 at 09:03:13 PM
  - I’m still confused on the reset to:09 seconds - By syrfan September 8, 2026 at 09:14:15 PM
    - yep, and it took less than a second for it to tick from 9 to 8. so either the tv clock started before the snap, or it wasn't set to a full 9.0 seconds* - By uncwolverine September 8, 2026 at 09:54:17 PM
      - this is interesting, any video? so the stadium clock is *using* the decimal but not showing it, that's what xcheck said right?* - By Daytripper September 8, 2026 at 10:09:12 PM
    - The only other wrench would have been what the true time was on the clock in ms, but it's irrelevant because it was reset. Between your conclusion and what xcheck said, NBC messed up - By LewisBullox September 8, 2026 at 09:21:44 PM
- See below on the primary manufacturer Daktronics. “Visual rule” for NCAA is always round up to nearest full second. But the fractions are still tracked and utilized. If a clock is stopped with 0.1 seconds left - the clock will read 1.0 second. Upon restart the game would end in 0.1 seconds. If - By xcheck September 8, 2026 at 09:01:55 PM
  - ty* - By Daytripper September 8, 2026 at 09:25:43 PM
- you seem to have an overinterest in this as a Syracuse fan* - By ajs September 8, 2026 at 08:55:55 PM
  - Syracuse sports have been dead. Now the school is dying. Give the man a break!* - By hambone September 8, 2026 at 10:19:50 PM
- Or, more precisely, truncated up* - By syrfan September 8, 2026 at 08:54:32 PM

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