Talk:Stopwatch

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Lab function in stopwatch[edit]

Beside telling us a time, does stopwatch have more ability that can be used in laboratory? --Kunananya (talk). —Preceding undated comment added 12:44, 10 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy[edit]

What about accuracy of stopwatches, this information would be useful if anybody had something on it.

I have already added the information about error on using stopwatch so if there is anything wrong, please let me know and feel free to edit my work--Kunananya (talk).

External Links[edit]

I removed the link for the online stopwatch, because it's obviously not accurate.

I added the link to the online stopwatch back in. -- The link has been aproved by google, and I tested it against the other stopwatch on here. Removing the link to the free stopwatch, makes me think you own the site which sells downloadable stopwatch -- which is not allowed on wikipedia. I will contact a mod to check the sites listed.

Approved by Google? Google is not a standards institute that offers up 'approvals'. I'm going to go with a harsh reading of WP:EL and remove all the external links. None of the links are notable in that they add anything to the article. I could see a link to a page detailing a history or collection of stopwatches, but assorted stopwatch fascimilies just doesn't seem notable to me. It seems spammy, and I'm anti-spam. --Mdwyer 05:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Google is not a standards institute that offers up 'approvals'" -- And you are? You decide that links should be removed because they look "spammy" -- people are obviously using the external links, they are not being tricked into clicking them. - Every link lead to what it described. Maybe you should read your WP:EL There is no reason to remove 5 links to relevant information. I will not add the links back in, as it will only result in a "back and forth" of link adding/removing. I will suggest a catogry on DMOZ (if they do not already have one, then add that here) -- but do not spoil good external links for people just because you want to brag that you've "racked up over 800 edits " try slowing down and only making worthwhile ones.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.127.18.103 (talk) 17:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

1/100 Minute Stopwatches[edit]

I have a number of 1/100 minute stopwatches, all made by Meylan. A full circle of the second hand is 60s long, but the dial is marked from 0 to 100. Who uses these 'metric' stopwatches?

maybe it can measure centiseconds?

Decimal systems was en vogue for work studies in the 60s - 80s, see Decimal_time#Accounting - either as "industrial minutes/seconds" (1/100 resp. 1/10.000 of an hour) or as minutes and hundreths of minutes, as in your case. 84.148.28.92 (talk) 18:19, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Article Structure[edit]

For something that quite a few people should visit, the article lacks certain qualities. For instance, where are the references? I see none. Additionally there is a link at the bottom labeled "supplier of stopwatches". This should be removed! (And I have done). It seems to be nothing more than blatant advertising of products. The site contained no information on stopwatches and therefore is not of value to this article. Jiminizer (talk) 12:39, 31 January 2009 (UTC) I have also moved the link to the Timers article from external links to related articles. Jiminizer (talk) 12:42, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First electronic sports timer[edit]

I question the "1971" date as the first implementation of an electronic timer in sports. For example, see this reference to an IBM electronic timer system implemented in 1963 for a downhill skiing competition. Mickey what a pity (talk) 12:30, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Stopwatch Animation[edit]

Is it useful to have the stopwatch animation as it currently stands? I think the variable timing of the animation takes away from it's purpose. Abc03833 (talk) 01:31, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

Anybody able to write a history section? I was rather surprised to come across the word in Tristram Shandy and later find it in the OED cited even from a 1740 source. --Droigheann (talk) 13:33, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Stopwatch[edit]

A large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports stadium, is called a stop clock. In manual timing, the clock is started and stopped by a person pressing a button. In fully automatic time, both starting and stopping are triggered automatically, by sensors. large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports stadium, is called a stop clock. In manual timing, the clock is started and stopped by a person pressing a button. In fully automatic time, both starting and stopping are triggered automatically, by sensors. 157.37.140.4 (talk) 16:43, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]