Seconds
Ticks
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Cosmo and Timmy plead with Wanda to help save them as the clock ticks down ten seconds, which takes more like thirty.
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This leads to situations where the show cuts away for about 15 seconds, but over a minute ticks away on the countdown while it's not onscreen.
Source: Magic Countdown -
The timer was originally going to be stopped at only 003 seconds, which is hinted at by Bond's next line, "Three more ticks and Goldfinger would've hit the jackpot".
Source: Film / Goldfinger
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