Time Lords Decree Extra Second In 2005

Some of you probably already know about the Leap Second, which is an additional second added to the year to help calibrate atomic clocks to the actual rotation of the earth.

This year, we will have the 23rd leap second since the current system of atomic time-keeping was instituted.

What isn't widely known is that there is a debate going on right now regarding whether to change the current system or even abolish it all together.

"The US delegation to the International Telecommunication Union has proposed that the maximum difference between UTC and solar time be increased from 0.9 seconds to one hour, making a further adjustment unnecessary for hundreds of years. But others insist that “clock time” should closely track “Sun time” as it has done since the days of the sundial."

The full story includes some facts at the end.

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