[eye30]

Global time will stand still today, delaying midnight by a second.

An extra sliver of time - a "leap-second" - is being added to the world's clocks to adjust for the inaccuracy of the spinning Earth.

Before the invention of super-accurate atomic clocks, time was based on the Earth's rotation, one complete turn taking 24 hours.

Now a plethora of time-sensitive systems, including computer programmes and financial markets, rely on the precise ticking of atomic clocks that measure the energy transitions of atoms.

The last leap second in 2012 ......................... In Australia, more than 400 Quantas flights were delayed as staff were forced to switch to manual check-ins.

Time stands still for 'leap-second' - BT

[Just Rick]

Yes what Load of BS,a whole freakin second 

[Dazzler]

Ah! That explains why my 2am wee too an extra second to start! 

[The Gonz]

Loos lie you need to give your '' ey a clean, don't you thin?

[eye30]

26 minutes to go here

[Phil №❶]

That's been going on for years, VNG time signal @ Lyndhurst used to broadcast the time pips on SW, each second of the day with a message about leap second adjustments.

It's all the wind farms, I say 

[The Gonz]

Well, I don't know about the rest of you but I'm ready!

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[FatBoy]

I see a lot of baked beans, Gonz.  I'm actually glad that I won't be sharing that small, confined space with you.   

I'm pretty sure that you would feel the same way about me.

[rustynutz]

Well, I don't know about the rest of you but I'm ready!

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Speaking of wind farms... 

[Surferdude]

Where all the action is.



Then there's this.

[ibrokeit]

The units of length mounted outside on that wall wouldn't have been too accurate - well most of the time.   As they heated and cooled.

[Surferdude]

The units of length mounted outside on that wall wouldn't have been too accurate - well most of the time.   As they heated and cooled.

IIRC, all in a sealed and temperature controlled environment.

[Doggie 1]

I'm tired because of this.
It has been a long day.

[The Gonz]

The units of length mounted outside on that wall wouldn't have been too accurate - well most of the time.   As they heated and cooled.

IIRC, all in a sealed and temperature controlled environment.

Much like the standard metre in Paris, standard temperature and pressure ensures it's as close to constant as possible.

[Phil №❶]

If it was made of Invar, it would be very close regardless of temp.