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A Leap Second will be added to the world clock at midnight!

A leap second will be added to the clock at midnight on 30 June 2015 to account for a discrepancy between Earth’s rotation and the ‘atomic clock’.
Posted by: admin , June 30, 2015
  • A ‘leap second’ will be added to the clock at midnight on 30 June 2015 to account for a discrepancy between Earth’s rotation and the ‘atomic clock’.
  • According to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems, the extra second is necessary given the gradual slowing of the Earth’s rotation.
  • It’s reported that the extra second will be shown as ‘:60’ – which means the last minute in June will have 61 seconds.
  • News coverage around the world has focused on the potential for the leap second to wreak havoc on software not equipped to handle such an action.
  • There have been 25 instances of ‘leap seconds’ since 1972.
  • The last leap second was added on June 30 2012, which reportedly caused problems for Qantas and LinkedIn, among others.
  • The extra second will be implemented at midnight, ‘universal time’. 

Read more:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kellyoakes/leap-second-2015#.qorN5w6qx

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/extra-leap-second-to-be-inserted-into-worlds-collective/6583058

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33313347

 

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