Some people think that the atomic clock works by measuring the decay of some isotope. This is not the case; rather it measures oscillations of an atom, just as a pendulum clock measures the swing of a pendulum. In the atomic clock, cesium atoms are placed in a copper tube that is surrounded by laser beams (four perpendicular and at right angles to each other and one above and one below). When they are all turned on the cesium atoms gather at the very centre of the tube. Then all of the lasers except the one beneath the copper tube are turned off. The one beneath is turned off and on and the cesium atoms are moved up and down in a fountain-like action. To ensure precision, the clock is shielded from the Earth's magnetic field and the temperature is set to near absolute zero (-273 degrees Centigrade).
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As the cesium atoms are thrown up by the laser beneath the tube, they go through a microwave-emitting cavity and then return via gravity through the same cavity. The microwaves are fired at a fluctuating rate around 9,192,631,770 Hertz - regulated by a vibrating crystal. The cesium atoms actually begin to glow or emit light. As the atoms change state, their change is measured. When the state changes are at their optimum, the number of Hertz of the microwave is measured. This is used to adjust the crystal oscillator, which should now register true seconds.
This all occurs at two places at once, in Colorado and in Paris. The two clocks really only register the length of a second. An average is found between the two measurements. This second is used to synchronize 200 or so other less accurate clocks stationed at other locations around the world. The average of all of these clocks is called International Atomic Time. The clock is so accurate that with the degree of possible error assigned it would take 6 million years for the clock to be off by a second. The Bureau of Weights and Measures then distributes this information throughout the world.
(From the internet,revised by editors)
Recently, WikiHow published 'How to get mental clarity' and it listed the 5 ways that you can help with it.
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1. Attain a good quality and quantity of sleep.
2. Get regular exercise.
3. Exercise your mind to stimulate and strengthen your brain.
4. Maintain a healthy blood sugar level. Just as gasoline fuels a car, blood sugar fuels a brain.
5. Provide the right nutrients.
Above ways can get you a full mental clarity. In fact mental clarity have more definitions. People are afraid of a brainwash, definitely. But what if we were already brainwashed by thinking to avoid brainwash or, even reading my sentence? Since we were born, when we had our first thoughts we were exposed to the realm of sense which by that time we haven't developed it yet. Until we were taught what is sense...What if you are brainwashed? We look at things based on our experience, and for the rest we'll never know. Brainwash supposed to be a political word but now as we look deeper into the meaning, it seemed to be be very dull. Some words never meant to mean themselves. Some may say Brainwash means being taught the wrong knowledge but how do we consider the knowledge right or wrong? How do regard Limit and Infinity?I think some human sense is ought to be wrong.
Hey brother, there’s an endless road to re-discover.
Hey sister, know the water's sweet but blood is thicker.
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do.
Hey brother, do you still believe in one another?
Hey sister, do you still believe in love, I wonder?
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do.
What if I'm far from home?
Oh, brother I will hear you call.
What if I lose it all?
Oh, sister I will help you out!
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do.
Hey brother, there’s an endless road to re-discover.
Hey sister, do you still believe in love, I wonder?
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do.
What if I'm far from home?
Oh, brother I will hear you call.
What if I lose it all?
Oh, sister I will help you out!
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do.
One thing I've noticed with supposedly weird people is that they'll do little things to amuse themselves and not care what everyone else thinks of it. Like they may say a comment out loud that will entertain them to hear, but will offend or confuse everyone else. They may revert to this kind of behavior when they're bored or have nothing else to do. Sometimes it's almost like they have a little in-joke with themselves. At other times they get entertainment simply from acting strange. The obvious drawback is that outside of their own little world other people think they're acting odd.
Having too many esoteric thoughts, knowledge, and experiences in your head.
Sometimes people are seen as weird because they've spent hours and hours accumulating non-typical knowledge and experiences. If they're having a conversation and want to relate a point of your own, they're more likely to come up with something that seems bizarre and out of place to most people, because they don't have as much 'typical' material to draw from. For example if everyone is joking around about sex, they may mention something they read about the peculiar mating habits of barnacles. Nothing wrong with being interested in that topic, but it's a lot more random than what most people expect to hear. If your brain is pre-loaded with nothing but 'weird' things then you can't help but let it come out in conversations, like I do, always skipping around subjects, making it quite hard for a proper conversation.
Being Square or old-fashioned is fine, living like an old man but to some this behavior may seem weird. Normal* people found the ones being ideologically isolated (listening to Frank Sinatra and never heard modern music but saying new music is crap and thinking the old fashioned or stubborn way). This is mainly caused by their own experiences when they were young. I knew two brothers (One still have some hair and the another one is bald) who were frozen in time since 1959, they still trying to maintain the Elvis Presley's 50s hairstyle. No matter what times did you live through, I personally think it is important to keep up with the age. Just being different from the norm in some way.
I've never heard anyone say, "Look at that weird jock", but you'll often hear, "Look at that weird Goth kid." To a large degree Goths are seen as weird, and jocks seen as normal, because one subculture is way more common than the other. Sure, some people would argue that Goths are weird in other ways as well, but I think it's all pretty subjective. Many people will be seen as weird simply for dressing very differently, having an crazy hobby, having a unique way of looking at the world, or having opinions that aren't entirely mainstream (in this case I will explain with more detail in the following). This is the variety of weirdness that many people probably won't want to change took much, or only make slight adjustments to.
Written by Winston.
