[ntp:questions] Question about 2008 leap second
Rob van der Putten
rob at sput.nl
Wed Dec 31 17:50:30 UTC 2008
Hi there
Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> I predict that the leap second will be ignored by at least 98% of the
> world! Most people cannot set their clocks to the correct second and
> most would not bother if they could.
>
> The leap second will be important to astronomers, navigators, the NIST
> and a few other people and institutions.
I read that, during the previous leap second, in the countdown to the
new year on BBC TV, the last 'second' lasted two instead of one seconds.
Regards,
Rob
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