Extra second added in 2005
sagewriter
oooh, i can't wait! i wonder what i'll do with my extra second 
Phoenix Rising
Are you being cheeky Sagewriter?? Some useless piece of information I know...I'm not sure why I really bothered to post it..LOL probably so I could meet cheeky little buggers like you!! 
dadsnook2000
Oh, not again
This addition of a second of time to the year has happened a few time recently. There are a lot of forces that impact the orbital mechanics of the Earth, the Moon and the Earth's rather plastic (semi-fluid) surface being the two most significant sources. I'll panic when they have to add three or four seconds at one time to the year. Dave
This addition of a second of time to the year has happened a few time recently. There are a lot of forces that impact the orbital mechanics of the Earth, the Moon and the Earth's rather plastic (semi-fluid) surface being the two most significant sources. I'll panic when they have to add three or four seconds at one time to the year. Dave
Minderwiz
Then it's a good job that you were not alive in 1752 when they took 11 days out of September
dadsnook2000
11 days
Well, those eleven days were a correction to the poor calendar system in general use but was not related to the planet slowing slightly in its orbital cycle. So, I'll stick with 3 or 4 seconds being added at one time as my threshold level for panic. And, there are several calendar systems in common use today which probably accounts for the use of "bce" replacing "BC" in many writings. Dave
Well, those eleven days were a correction to the poor calendar system in general use but was not related to the planet slowing slightly in its orbital cycle. So, I'll stick with 3 or 4 seconds being added at one time as my threshold level for panic. And, there are several calendar systems in common use today which probably accounts for the use of "bce" replacing "BC" in many writings. Dave
sagewriter
Phoenix Rising said:
lol! i didn't mean it to sound so sarcastic, oops!
