A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second


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( Damoclaus is putting you all on the naughty list!, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:20, archived)

that made
me spit mint aero out of my mouth! most woo!
( Jobe http://www.flickr.com/joefreeman, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:21, archived)

but he doesn't dissappear at all?

( lemony, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:23, archived)

He's apparently so quick the human eye
cannot detect his movement,
either that or it's only a two frame animation. ;o)
( maiden has a less sweary sig now *Fluff-on*, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:25, archived)

yes he does
for 1/100th of a second
(The Cosmic Boy Zombie (Formerly Pirate Cat), Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:25, archived)

afraid not
i checked
( lemony, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:27, archived)

I don't think
Imageready has a 1/100th of second timing function.
( bovine www.richardtingley.co.uk, visit or I kill you, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:26, archived)

But strangely it has a 'no delay'
timing which defies physics.
( maiden has a less sweary sig now *Fluff-on*, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:30, archived)

How?
All it means is just goes through each picture without lingering...like me leafing through porn.
( bovine www.richardtingley.co.uk, visit or I kill you, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:33, archived)

but 'no delay' means it has no time relation to it
so what is the smallest quantity of time possible. Probably the time it takes for MPs to vote themselves a wage rise.
( maiden has a less sweary sig now *Fluff-on*, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:36, archived)

oh well...

( Toma_o, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:33, archived)

hehehe
a moment is 1.5 minutes, but i'd rather not see that one animated
( Or is it?, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:24, archived)

go on
you know u want to
(The Cosmic Boy Zombie (Formerly Pirate Cat), Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:24, archived)

ok

it animates in a minute and a half, really
( Or is it?, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:30, archived)

I can do you
several thousand years...



If that's any use?
( matsimpsk, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:39, archived)

it is
in the Linux kernel.

/sad geek
( stup0t, Fri 24 Oct 2003, 14:25, archived)

Winner!
Bonus round!
(chrismuzz, Sat 25 Oct 2003, 20:04, archived)