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Stopping the leap second

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mendip_discovery:
Just reading that BPIM have decided to scrap the leap second.

Fearing that we may end up doing a negative leap second to correct things.

Human readable,
https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/22/leap_seconds_discontinued/

TimeNuts,
https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/64811223/Resolutions-2022.pdf/281f3160-fc56-3e63-dbf7-77b76500990f

EDIT: To fix a broken link.

coppercone2:
whats the worst that can happen?

Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: coppercone2 on November 23, 2022, 01:06:58 pm ---whats the worst that can happen?

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   The WORST?  On paper we will all lose 1 second out our lives. But I suppose that to a bean counter that 1 second each times 8 billion people is a very significant number of man-years* so they will argue that that is enough to justify banning leap-seconds.

 * I'll let someone else do the math.

nctnico:
Good riddance! Now let's get rid of summer & winter time.

coppercone2:

--- Quote from: Stray Electron on November 23, 2022, 03:23:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppercone2 on November 23, 2022, 01:06:58 pm ---whats the worst that can happen?

--- End quote ---


   The WORST?  On paper we will all lose 1 second out our lives. But I suppose that to a bean counter that 1 second each times 8 billion people is a very significant number of man-years* so they will argue that that is enough to justify banning leap-seconds.

 * I'll let someone else do the math.

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I am just waiting for a new Y2K in 20 years caused by this, my gut feeling says not to mess with it.

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