a leap second

[Perris Calderon]

ha...the earth slows downs .83 seconds a year.

thus there are leap seconds.

Earth slows at about 2 milliseconds per day. After 500 days, the difference between the Earth rotation time and the atomic time is 1 second.

they inserte leap seconds from time to time (so to speak)

 

[vern]

Read about this some time ago. Future proofing I guess. heh.

 

[Geffy]

I think I just felt one, it was painful, and to think we get them under every two years

 

[Mooz]

i think i felt one last night ... i was in the pub and someone said "your round" ... leap second effect meant that someone else paid ... i only suffered momentary pain ... but it was all pretty bizzarre non the less.

mooz