control
2 s
total 18 s
Fixed
A control, on the site so the doubling can be checked rather than believed. Every wait is two seconds. Nine identical bars, nine identical gaps.
40 ms / px
| 0 | 2 s | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 s | |
| 2 | 2 s | |
| 3 | 2 s | |
| 4 | 2 s | |
| 5 | 2 s | |
| 6 | 2 s | |
| 7 | 2 s | |
| 8 | 2 s |
The successive-gap ratio on this page measures 1.000. On the index it measures 2.000, drawn at the same 40 milliseconds to the pixel. Neither page is arguing; they are the same scale with different numbers on it.
A fixed policy is occasionally right, for a dependency with a published recovery window. It is wrong by default, because it asks a broken service the same question at the same rate for as long as it stays broken.
plates
Three attempts under this policy, printed at the exposure each one earned.
