That question got me thinking: In which major disaster would there have been time to get people off board and deploy parachutes? Any major disaster I can think of happened so fast or unbeknownst to anyone on board, or in unfavorable conditions for parachutes, i.e. takeoff or landing.

The only one coming to mind is the Gimli glider and that turned out fine.

But The Boss ™ wants to monitor you. They need it to justify their existence. That became abundantly clear when studies showed that productivity did not decrease when working from home. Bosses/managers still opposed to the idea.

Very interesting article, thanks. But it leaves me with one question: Why is power reserve such a big thing in mechanical watches? If they are accurate to within 20 seconds a week at the very best, I’ll have to set the time at least weekly and can give it a few winds, as well. So why would one need a power reserve of several weeks?

Estimates consider even double that possible.