Guest guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Wish you all a very happy new year! To compensate for the slowing down of earth's rotation and to make it in sync with the atomic clock, they are adding an extra second to 2005. On Dec. 31, the clock will read like this as it leads into Jan. 1, 2006: 23h 59m 59s ... 23h 59m 60s ... 00h 00m 00s. Normally, the seconds would roll from 59 directly to 00. http://www.livescience.com/technology/050705_leap_second.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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