Why do we still have so many digital clocks that run slow or fast, and need to be reset after a month or so?

Question

The one in my car runs slow and the one at work(plugged in) runs fast. My oven and microwave seem to stay accurate. Why do we have bad clocks?

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Answer 1

Time is relative to the observer.

Time actually transpires at different speeds depending on whether the observer (clock) is in outer space, at the center of the earth, or on the planet’s surface.

The closer you gat to a center of mass, the slower time goes and the faster you move, the slower time goes.

A clock in motion will run slower than a clock that sits still.

That said, somebody is probably messing with the clock at work so that the work day will end early, and the one in your car gets a power surge every time you turn it on, which may effect the rate at which it runs.