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December 26, 2005
2006 to be delayed by a second
Topics: General ScienceHow do you go about "delaying" 2006 by a second? Simple, you simply add a second to a minute!
Scientists are delaying the start of 2006 by the first "leap second" in seven years, a timing tweak meant to make up for changes in the Earth's rotation.Confused? Read more...
If that really worked for real time, we'd all live longer.
Posted by Richard at December 26, 2005 9:34 PM
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