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Topic: last block (215901) was 1h and 20 minutes ago (Read 1525 times)

legendary
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January 09, 2013, 06:04:53 PM
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Is the 463160 second block the only one that ever took more than a day?  If so, what is the largest timestamp difference excluding that one?

There are three others that took more than a day: 14-15 (87157s), 15323-15324 (90532s) and 16563-16564 (90390s).
legendary
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The longest timestamp difference between two blocks was between the genesis block and its successor (463160s, >5 days).

The shortest timestamp difference between two blocks is 0s (between 212817-212818, for example, but there are dozens of such pairs).

The lowest timestamp difference between two blocks was between 156113 and 156114 (-7125s, almost -2 hours).

Saved me from writing a program to figure it out.  Thanks.

Is the 463160 second block the only one that ever took more than a day?  If so, what is the largest timestamp difference excluding that one?
legendary
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Strength in numbers

The lowest timestamp difference between two blocks was between 156113 and 156114 (-7125s, almost -2 hours).


What does it mean? The 156114 is older than the 156113?  Huh

Real time doesn't matter much in bitcoin, we know the order without doubt because the later block contains info from the previous.
legendary
Activity: 1072
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What does it mean? The 156114 is older than the 156113?  Huh

No, but its timestamp is lower.

Timestamps are decided by the miner, and only have some boundary constraints (not significantly in the future, and not lower than the median of the past 11 blocks' timestamps).

Negative time differences occur all the time.
hero member
Activity: 756
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There is more to Bitcoin than bitcoins.

The lowest timestamp difference between two blocks was between 156113 and 156114 (-7125s, almost -2 hours).


What does it mean? The 156114 is older than the 156113?  Huh
Time stamp is based on the clock of the machine that mined the block. The protocol allows for some discrepancy, up to a predefined maximum.
sr. member
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The lowest timestamp difference between two blocks was between 156113 and 156114 (-7125s, almost -2 hours).


What does it mean? The 156114 is older than the 156113?  Huh
hero member
Activity: 756
Merit: 501
There is more to Bitcoin than bitcoins.
oh god, to much to learn about the low level functionality of the bitcoin. tks you all for the information.
Hey, at least the information is public, and open for discussion. Try learning about the low-level (and behind-the-curtain) functionallity of USD or EUR...
legendary
Activity: 1072
Merit: 1181
The longest timestamp difference between two blocks was between the genesis block and its successor (463160s, >5 days).

The shortest timestamp difference between two blocks is 0s (between 212817-212818, for example, but there are dozens of such pairs).

The lowest timestamp difference between two blocks was between 156113 and 156114 (-7125s, almost -2 hours).
sr. member
Activity: 293
Merit: 250
oh god, to much to learn about the low level functionality of the bitcoin. tks you all for the information.
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 4801
Hmmm, that gets me wondering.  What has been the shortest time between blocks so far (as determined by block timestamp), and what has been the longest time between blocks so far (again as determined by block timestamp)?  Maybe I'll put together a program that will pull out the timestamps and chart how many blocks fall within various times.
hero member
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There is more to Bitcoin than bitcoins.
is this normal?

As far as I know the block come oute in every 6 minutes in avarage.

What causes this delay to generate a block?


There was a 50-minute gap between the last two blocks at the time of writing this. Nothing unusual.

There is an average time of 10 minutes between the blocks.

Nothing "causes" the "delay" - any more than something causes "4" or "1" when you roll a die.

UTC times of latest blocks:
2013-01-09 20:44:02

2013-01-09 19:55:27

2013-01-09 19:52:38

2013-01-09 19:44:12
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 4801
Every 10 minutes on average.  Possible to be 2 blocks less than a second apart.  Possible to be 2 blocks 2 hours apart.  No way to predict ahead of time how long until the next block, just have to wait for it.
legendary
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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat
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in avarage
Maybe do you mean "average"?

Well, do you know what "average" means?

Also it's 10 minutes, not 6.
sr. member
Activity: 293
Merit: 250
is this normal?

As far as I know the block come oute in every 6 minutes in avarage.

What causes this delay to generate a block?

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