Comments on: Trivia: Jiffy is an Actual Unit of Time! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:34:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-422899 Sid Morrison Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:14:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/#comment-422899 I've got better ones: Jerk is the first derivative of acceleration (i.e. how fast acceleration is changing). Makes sense? Now let's go further... "Snap", "Crackle" and "Pop" are (respectively) the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th derivatives of acceleration. Terminology for these 3 aren't 100% universally accepted, but they are commonly used in the realm of design of mechanical systems, especially cams. I've got better ones:
Jerk is the first derivative of acceleration (i.e. how fast acceleration is changing). Makes sense? Now let's go further...

"Snap", "Crackle" and "Pop" are (respectively) the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th derivatives of acceleration. Terminology for these 3 aren't 100% universally accepted, but they are commonly used in the realm of design of mechanical systems, especially cams.

]]> By: Man or Monster http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-422191 Man or Monster Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:39:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/#comment-422191 Aaaaactuuuaaallyyyy... it's 3 × 10-24 seconds, or 1/60 of a second, or 1/50 of a second, or 0.01 seconds (which turns out to be... wait for it... 1/100 of a second). Perhaps you should fully parse a Wikipedia article before trying to correct someone next time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_(time) Aaaaactuuuaaallyyyy... it's 3 × 10-24 seconds, or 1/60 of a second, or 1/50 of a second, or 0.01 seconds (which turns out to be... wait for it... 1/100 of a second). Perhaps you should fully parse a Wikipedia article before trying to correct someone next time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_(time)

]]> By: Pudifoot http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-422052 Pudifoot Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:53:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/#comment-422052 If google doesn't recognize it as a unit of time, then I don't either! If google doesn't recognize it as a unit of time, then I don't either!

]]> By: Doi Lei http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-421799 Doi Lei Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:51:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/29/trivia-jiffy-is-an-actual-unit-of-time/#comment-421799 It's actually 1/60 of a second. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_%28time%29 It's actually 1/60 of a second.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiffy_%28time%29

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