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Don't forget to put your clocks back on June 30th.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:02 pm
by Samray
Originally, leap seconds were added to provide a UTC time signal that could be used for navigation at sea. This motivation has become obsolete with the development of GPS (Global Positioning System) and other satellite navigation systems. These days, a leap second is inserted in UTC to keep it within 0.9 seconds of UT1.
Normally, the clock would move from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00 the next day. Instead, at 23:59:59 on June 30, UTC will move to 23:59:60, and then to 00:00:00 on July 1. In practice, this means that clocks in many systems will be turned off for one second.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:39 pm
by kneescratch
Iv'e set the alarm for 23:45 to give the missus time to wake up properly............
Gary
Re: Don't forget to put your clocks back on June 30th.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:06 am
by Gio
Samray wrote:Originally, leap seconds were added to provide a UTC time signal that could be used for navigation at sea. This motivation has become obsolete with the development of GPS (Global Positioning System) and other satellite navigation systems. These days, a leap second is inserted in UTC to keep it within 0.9 seconds of UT1.
Normally, the clock would move from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00 the next day. Instead, at 23:59:59 on June 30, UTC will move to 23:59:60, and then to 00:00:00 on July 1. In practice, this means that clocks in many systems will be turned off for one second.
I stayed up for that, every second counts y'no
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:37 pm
by fatboy
Bugger.. I missed it, went to bed early
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:50 pm
by snapdragon
??
wut
did the sky fall?