PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_jacgcd9 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Reply to comment by aeusoes1 in The moon could get its own time zone, but clocks work differently there – here's why by QuickOliveSpring

Alright everyone, time for the bi-millenial leap second adjustment. Everyone prepare yourselves!

orbitaldan t1_jaek7ia wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:35 PM

It's not about the human-perceived clocks. It's about the hyper-precision clocks necessary to do things involving radio timing. That's critical to -- or even the very foundation of -- a lot of technologies we take for granted, like rapid communications, radio positioning systems, or accurately tracking orbiting bodies.