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Very nice explanation. Thanks a lot! So if I understand correctly this would be somewhat akin to having a "universal clock" that is ever increasing, and that c
by saganus 11y ago
Very nice explanation. Thanks a lot!
So if I understand correctly this would be somewhat akin to having a "universal clock" that is ever increasing, and that can be read/seen by anyone (like you said, universally). So you only need to know the "time" on the clock, when you do something, so that afterwards you can verify that indeed the "timestamp" happened.
Is this somewhat of a correct analogy? At least that's how I understood it.
In any case, it does seem interesting to be able to have a universally verifiable time keeping "signal". I'm guessing there must be other uses as well.
- Inthenameofmine 11y ago> So if I understand correctly this would be somewhat akin to having a "universal clock" that is ever increasing, and that can be read/seen by anyone (like you said, universally). So you only need to know the "time" on the clock, when you do something, so that afterwards you can verify that indeed the "timestamp" happened. As long as you where online during that time, or as long as you trust a third party to record the CMB radiation for you, yes. The really cool thing is that this wold apply not just anywhere in the universe, but because nothing travels faster than light any communication being done between blockchains between planets would always be in sync. The CMB Radiation simply reaches the other planet at the same time the communication does.