Shake (time)

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A shake is an informal unit of time equal to 10 nanoseconds, or 10-8 seconds. It has applications in nuclear physics, helping to conveniently express the timing of various events in a nuclear explosion.

Like many nuclear units, they derive from top secret operations during World War II. The word comes from the expression "two shakes of a lamb's tail", which indicates a very short time interval.

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