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Re:'Temperamental' Big Ben was ringing up to six seconds late by ealexhudson on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @04:13AM (#10121730)
It's basically the fixed-chord problem, plus changes in friction / temperature / humidity etc. over time probably means the thing runs at varying rates.
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