Olympic clock stops after a few hours: can this even be a software problem? [closed]

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Published on 2011-03-15T21:32:15Z Indexed on 2011/03/16 0:18 UTC
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I fail to understand how something uncomplicated as a countdown clock can fail - to much public humiliation of sponsor and renowned clock maker Omega - after only a few hours of operation.

The clock, which was 'developed by our experts and fully tested' according to a spokesperson who goes on to say that is 'not immediately apparent what has caused the problem'.

Can this even be a software problem? What has gone wrong here?

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