Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2005-12-26 at 18:29:09
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The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) has announced the introduction of a "time step" at the end of December to add a "leap second" as 2006 arrives. Leap seconds are needed to keep clocks in step with Earth's rotation, which varies by several thousandths of a second per day. Slowing down the clocks every year or two keeps them in sync. As 2005 transitions to 2006, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) will be retarded by 1.0 second. This essentially means that the last minute in 2005 will be 61 seconds long: December 31, 2005, 23:59:59; December 31, 2005, 23:59:60; January 1, 2006, 00:00:00. This adjustment will affect UTC and all time scales based on UTC.
Wow, a whole second.
(Lol they said retarded)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by VizuaL on 2005-12-26 at 18:32:14
QUOTE(Golden-Moose @ Dec 26 2005, 06:29 PM)
Wow, a whole second.
(Lol they said retarded)
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(Lol they said retarded)
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rofl thats amazing, i guess we have to start from 1:01
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2005-12-26 at 18:48:31
QUOTE(VizuaL @ Dec 26 2005, 06:32 PM)
rofl thats amazing, i guess we have to start from 1:01
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Acutally you would start at -12:00:01
Report, edit, etc...Posted by VizuaL on 2005-12-26 at 18:50:38
QUOTE(Golden-Moose @ Dec 26 2005, 06:48 PM)
Acutally you would start at -12:00:01
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2005-12-26 at 18:55:13
Damnit! This throws off ALLL of my plans. Now I have to reschedule everything! I wish they'd told me sooner!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by VizuaL on 2005-12-26 at 20:13:54
QUOTE(Doodan @ Dec 26 2005, 06:55 PM)
Damnit! This throws off ALLL of my plans. Now I have to reschedule everything! I wish they'd told me sooner!
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;lol;
hahah
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Urmom(U) on 2005-12-26 at 21:46:53
Rofl, is this real or a joke. It'd be funny if it were real.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp)MinigameEast on 2005-12-26 at 21:57:19
i got a good one.
you know why it slows down?
to many women getting pregnant hand having more babies and increases the population. and obese people.
you know why it slows down?
to many women getting pregnant hand having more babies and increases the population. and obese people.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2005-12-26 at 22:02:25
QUOTE(urmom @ Dec 26 2005, 09:46 PM)
Rofl, is this real or a joke. It'd be funny if it were real.
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It is real. The Gregorian calender (which the U.S., as well as most other countries, plus the international trade system uses) is not truly perfect. Atomic clocks are generally thought to be the most accurate time keepers. Also, the Earth is very gradually slowing down in rotation, so time must be adjusted in accordance. About 150 million years ago, an Earth day was around 20 hours long instead of 24.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by KrAzY on 2005-12-26 at 22:08:53
Based on this thread's title, I thought that 2006 is delayed and we can't go into the year 2006 until it arrives. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by warhammer40000 on 2005-12-26 at 22:27:28
...Wow...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by VizuaL on 2005-12-26 at 22:32:04
QUOTE(Mp)MinigameEast @ Dec 26 2005, 09:57 PM)
i got a good one.
you know why it slows down?
to many women getting pregnant hand having more babies and increases the population. and obese people.
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you know why it slows down?
to many women getting pregnant hand having more babies and increases the population. and obese people.
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haha, that'd be impossible, the earth is too powerful for obese pppl to stop it
or can they ?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2005-12-26 at 23:15:39
If you've ever progammed with time modules, there are double leap seconds too.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathawk on 2005-12-26 at 23:21:17
Man, I need to reset my clock again. Oh well.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Cloud on 2005-12-26 at 23:23:37
damn it...now i gotta re-schedual.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2005-12-27 at 10:27:13
To whoever said the earth is slowing down, it's acutally speeding up, sort of. Because of the Tsunami in asia after 700 years we'll skip a day.
Which is a while away but still kind of cool.
Which is a while away but still kind of cool.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Syphon on 2005-12-27 at 11:18:38
Everyone ready to be blown away?
1 day = 23:56:98 somethingsomething
(24 - Day) x 365.25 x 2006 =
315203.8833
so...
315203.8833/365.25 = 862.9812
I knew we were of time, here we appear to be off 862 years. But these aren't my final calculations. My final calculations add up to 6 years of nonexistant time. Happy 1999 everyone.
1 day = 23:56:98 somethingsomething
(24 - Day) x 365.25 x 2006 =
315203.8833
so...
315203.8833/365.25 = 862.9812
I knew we were of time, here we appear to be off 862 years. But these aren't my final calculations. My final calculations add up to 6 years of nonexistant time. Happy 1999 everyone.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Freedawk on 2005-12-27 at 11:23:34
Ever heard of leap years? Exactly 
And...I can't believe that the world would be retarded by 1 sec...
And...I can't believe that the world would be retarded by 1 sec...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by (DI)Yulla on 2005-12-27 at 11:23:59
that really amazed me... whole second. I guess i gotta change my watch now...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Syphon on 2005-12-27 at 11:28:46
QUOTE(Jay_Tizzle @ Dec 27 2005, 11:23 AM)
Ever heard of leap years? Exactly
And...I can't believe that the world would be retarded by 1 sec...
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And...I can't believe that the world would be retarded by 1 sec...
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The .25 = a leap year. Leap years are around the sun, not the rotation of the earth.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Caboose on 2005-12-27 at 11:29:50
Earth is prolly one of the "special" planets.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dragon-slayer on 2005-12-27 at 14:22:48
OH NOEZ... Now i have to kill people faster to fit my schedule 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp)MinigameEast on 2005-12-27 at 14:25:37
the Feds has something to hide here.... leap years, leap seconds.. whats next. an extra day of school?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by justin_grant on 2005-12-27 at 15:39:54
Wow... they're freakin retards 
a whole second... I guess now we have to go "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, next year maybe another 1, Happy new year!"
a whole second... I guess now we have to go "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, next year maybe another 1, Happy new year!"Report, edit, etc...Posted by ... on 2005-12-27 at 15:43:44
Actaully they will go
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
with a zero this time
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
with a zero this time