Watch for a minute and See "Internet time" pass

Internet Time

Internet Time Use this alternate method of keeping time as part of a lesson on time. Although Swatch's method is clever, are there really no timezones? When the Internet time number is low (say, @009), it's the start of a new day in Biel, Switzerland, but the previous day in most of the United States. How is Internet Time shown on this page? A Java applet is called to run the time program at the very top of this page. The applet takes the time and converts it into Internet Time. The applet is available from the Swatch web site. If you don't see the @time (@ followed by 3 digits) at the top above, your browser may not be Java capable or you may have Java turned off in your browser.

A new method of keeping time developed by the Swatch watch company From the Swatch web site (www.swatch.com -- best viewed in Netscape Navigator due to heavy use of scripting): The day is divided into 1000 beats: 1 beat=1 minute 26.4 seconds The current Internet time is shown on this page above by @ plus three digits, ranging from @000 to @999 No more timezones, no more borders, no geographical differences The point of reference is the meridian in Biel, home of Swatch, where the Internet Day begins at midnight - wintertime