Tom wrote: "I'll make just a one word correction to your summary. The clocks run a bit faster not because of "the spinning earth" but because of "the earth"."
You are correct, I misspoke. While that point may have been wrong I did check the elevation of Mount Sunapee and it is indeed at 2726 feet as measured by USGS and others. When I posted before I 'assumed' the researchers were from MIT or one of the Boston area schools (or UNH) and would therefore be at sea level. Rewatching the video they do say that the second clock is at sea level but they don't mention where they are. The drive up to the base of the mountain would probably be 1 to 1.5 hours so the 1st clock didn't go from sea level to 2726 feet instantaneously so during that travel time it was probably at an average of about 500' which is near the average elevation in New Hampshire. If the experiment had been conducted in the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the elevator could go from sea level to about 2000 feet, which may be the top floor, the experiment might be more exact because you'd eliminate the travel time. -Arthur _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.