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  2. Stopwatch - Wikipedia

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    A stopwatch is a timepiece designed to measure the amount of time that elapses between its activation and deactivation. A large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports stadium, is called a stop clock .

  3. Samuel Watson (horologist) - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Watson (fl. c.1635-c.1710), [1] was a horologist (clock and watch maker) who invented the 5 minute repeater, [2] and made the first stopwatch. [1] He made a clock for King Charles II [ 3 ] and was an associate of Isaac Newton .

  4. Stopwatch Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Stopwatch Gang was a group of three Canadians, Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright, and Stephen Reid, who made a living robbing banks in the United States and Canada. From 1974 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] to 1980, they robbed more than 140 banks and stole the equivalent of about $15 million Canadian dollars .

  5. Timer - Wikipedia

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    A typical kitchen timer. A timer or countdown timer is a type of clock that starts from a specified time duration and stops upon reaching 00:00. An example of a simple timer is an hourglass.

  6. Bernard's Watch - Wikipedia

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    The concept of the show originally formed the basis of one of the most famous episodes of The Twilight Zone, entitled "A Kind of a Stopwatch", first broadcast in 1963.In 1991, Alexander John Howard conceived of a series based on the same concept but it took six years to get funding. [1]

  7. Paddy Mitchell - Wikipedia

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    Mitchell, working with fellow Canadians Stephen Reid, and Lionel Wright stole approximately $15 million—mainly in the 1970s and 1980s—from more than 140 banks and other sites across Canada and the U.S. [2] The Stopwatch Gang, which was famous for its speedy heists, was named for a stopwatch Reid wore around his neck. [3]

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