2006? You'll have to wait a second - Democratic Underground

underpants

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Thu Dec-29-05 09:12 AM
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2006? You'll have to wait a second

2005 extended by one second
Extra drinking time this New Year
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/29/leap_second/

Scientists have extended 2005 by one second - the first time in seven years that changes in the Earth's rotation have necessitated a "leap second", Reuters reports.

The extra snippet will be added to atomic clocks at midnight Coordinated Universal Time - the same as UK winter time - the US National Institute of Standards and Technology announced this week. Accordingly, said clocks will read 23:59:60 before rolling over to 00:00:00. The institute declared: "Enjoy New Year's Eve a second longer. You can toot your horn an extra second this year."

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kick-ass-bob

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Thu Dec-29-05 09:27 AM
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1. so when they count down at Times Square...

will they say 3...2...1...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR! ?

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