TIL. I'm still in shock.
edit: This explains why my oven clock, which I correct frequently, is always WILDLY inaccurate — either too fast or too slow.
edit: This explains why my oven clock, which I correct frequently, is always WILDLY inaccurate — either too fast or too slow.
A deviation of 6 minutes was reached and fixed in 2018.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/european-grid-di...
I have no idea if that kind of strategy is applied elsewhere in the world.