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Add another second to your clocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a brutal economic slowdown, 2008 may feel as if it will never end. Now the world's timekeepers are making it even longer by adding a leap second to the last day of the year.
how is new years eve going to work? all hells going to break loose!
Dec-10-2008 05:58
pkcRAISTLIN
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they do this pretty regularly, no?
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Dec-10-2008 06:50
Reza
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Location: Richmond Hill
quote:
Originally posted by r5a
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you on the tdas tonight reza?
played a few.. i go on to see if ur there
Dec-10-2008 06:53
Reza
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ur not on
Dec-10-2008 06:56
Sunsnail
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quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
they do this pretty regularly, no?
The world started adding leap seconds in 1972, sometimes twice a year. This is first leap second since Dec. 31, 2005. This is the fourth year to have a leap day and a leap second.
Dec-10-2008 06:57
pkcRAISTLIN
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quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
The world started adding leap seconds in 1972, sometimes twice a year. This is first leap second since Dec. 31, 2005. This is the fourth year to have a leap day and a leap second.
