# Why is the board's clock running two minutes slow? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 9, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139 "2015-11-09T21:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/1 "2015-11-09T21:53:06Z")
For the last several weeks, the timestamps on posts have been 1-2 minutes behind the rest of the world. I’ve tried synchronizing my computer’s clock to match the board clock, but Windows keeps resetting it. Any chance this could be fixed? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/2 "2015-11-09T22:12:02Z")
Cecil keeps it that way because it gives him an extra two minutes. Also, if Cecil is ever trapped in a crashing elevator, he will wait until six inches before it hits the ground and then jump up into the air. It might sound ridiculous to US, but trust me, Cecil knows. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/3 "2015-11-09T23:04:00Z")
Posting this at 6:05 by my computer clock. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/4 "2015-11-09T23:06:51Z")
6:07 on computer as I start typing this post. Will hit “submit” at 6:08 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/5 "2015-11-09T23:08:29Z")
Guess Uke was right. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/6 "2015-11-09T23:53:51Z")
It’s the clock Cecil made for a school project and, well, you know the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/7 "2015-11-10T00:33:50Z")
I’ll play. Hitting Submit at 6:35 PM … ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/8 "2015-11-10T01:05:58Z")
Submitting this at 8:07am local time. EDIT: Huh. It is two minutes slow. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/9 "2015-11-10T13:27:27Z")
Huh, the board’s smoke detectors aren’t working either. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/10 "2015-11-10T13:41:13Z")
Switch! Apoc! ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/11 "2015-11-10T14:50:10Z")
I’m from two minutes in the future! Quick hide under the bed! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/12 "2015-11-10T15:13:40Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > I’m from two minutes in the future! Quick hide under the bed! We were trying to keep this quiet until we decided how to use it in the stock market. Thanks a lot! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/13 "2015-11-10T15:14:31Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Guess Uke was right. No. The 2 minute delay (think of the 5 min delay on live TV) gives the mods time to read every post before they’re actually posted and delete or modify any that they don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/14 "2015-11-10T15:28:22Z")
I thought it was due to Cecil moving the server to his Mars station. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/15 "2015-11-10T15:37:24Z")
Why are the rest of the clocks running two minutes fast? ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/16 "2015-11-10T16:00:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Huh, the board’s smoke detectors aren’t working either. I knew it. This place is a deathtrap. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/17 "2015-11-10T16:07:38Z")
You think we should take the plastic wrap off the windows? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/18 "2015-11-10T18:06:34Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > You think we should take the plastic wrap off the windows? Don’t talk crazy! That’s what’s protecting us from the anthrax. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/19 "2015-11-10T18:14:08Z")
I tried to alert everyone of what I now see is related, on 3/24/14 at 3:16 PM (SD Standard Time). And you all laughed, laughed… **A major error in every single edited post! Please fix!** OMG! I just noticed it. I’m flabbergasted, and gobsmacked, if I can take a stab at understanding what Brits mean by that word. How long has this been going on? What does this say about SD’s COMMITMENT TO QUALITY CONTROL? Well? _[Reason for edit:]Extra period after each date stamp in "Last edited by…_ > **[A major error in every single edited post! Please fix!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719141)** > > OMG! I just noticed it. I’m flabbergasted, and gobsmacked, if I can take a stab at understanding what Brits mean by that word. How long has this been going on? What does this say about SD’s COMMITMENT TO QUALITY CONTROL? :dubious: Well? Extra... Who’s alarmist now? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139/20 "2015-11-10T18:38:34Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Don’t talk crazy! That’s what’s protecting us from the anthrax. Anthrax? I thought some one spilled a box of cornstarch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-boards-clock-running-two-minutes-slow/737139.md?page=2)