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| La5eR |
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.
SAUCE:World Press |
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| r5a |
^^
you on the tdas tonight reza? |
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| Vivid Boy |
| one mroe second of being 26..YES! |
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| satishna108 |
| Why only one second? |
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| JD8180 |
| how is new years eve going to work? all hells going to break loose! |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| they do this pretty regularly, no? |
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| rT19 |
| quote: | Originally posted by r5a
^^
you on the tdas tonight reza? |
played a few.. i go on to see if ur there :) |
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| Sunsnail |
| 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. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| 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. |
well, look at you! TAs own timepiece... |
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| Sunsnail |
| Yes, all due to me being able to read! |
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