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Mount Etna eruption 'knocks clocks 15 minutes fast'
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1195264:MV8xNTU3Mjc0XzI1NzI2OTQ0XzJDRUY3RTk5] An electric clock doesn't speed up only because you add more power. The clock has a crystal occilator inside, that ticks at a specific, fixed frequency - unless something is seriously out of whack!. This is a quantum meechanic disturbance, which leads my mind to CERN! [/quote]
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An eruption by Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily left a nearby airport closed and ... locals turning up early for work.The volcano spewed lava on to its south-eastern slopes on Saturday afternoon and winds swept ash further afield, stopping flights at Catania's Fontanarossa airport.
Bemused Sicilians, meanwhile, were quick to blame the volcano after thousands noticed that their clocks were running 15 minutes fast. The fast forward time keeping has affected a wide spectrum of digital clocks and watches - from computers through to alarm clocks. It was spotted when large numbers of locals started turning up for work early, and a Facebook page was organised for those involved to compare notes.
As well as Etna's volcanic activity, users have so far blamed aliens, poltergeists, solar explosions and electrical disturbances caused by underwater cables. The cause of the island-wide clock confusion remains unknown.
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