(Superluminal Communications—Universal Transceiver) or how "Bobs" manage time while traveling through deep space.
Automatic Digital Timers: Sensors detect when a player grabs the bar, automatically starting a digital timer to track how long they can hang.
- The Lunar Gateway’s Backup Segment: Hidden inside the HALO module’s reinforced locker is a Bob Timerar Mark-IV, used solely to time communication window openings if the Prime clock fails.
- Chinese Tiangong’s Optical Experiments: The “Timerar” variant is used to timestamp high-speed photos of ultrafast electrical discharges in simulated cosmic dust.
- Analog Astronaut Simulators: Several Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) crews use a commercial clone (the “Red Planet Bob”) to train for latency-independent timing.
The "Timerar" Troubles
However, the gig isn't all dinosaur tourism and fresh dairy. There are downsides to being Bob: