hellojuly
hellojuly t1_ixgklmw wrote
Reply to comment by s1eve_mcdichae1 in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks | The practice of adding ‘leap seconds’ to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the world’s foremost metrology body has decided by yourSAS
Cue the sun
hellojuly t1_ixgkj8q wrote
Reply to comment by Isopbc in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks | The practice of adding ‘leap seconds’ to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the world’s foremost metrology body has decided by yourSAS
Sun doesn’t match the clock pretty much everywhere. That’s a good enough reason not to bother with leap seconds. If the difference doesn’t balance out naturally then they can have a leap 22 seconds when it’s needed.
hellojuly t1_ixgkstm wrote
Reply to comment by Hier00 in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks | The practice of adding ‘leap seconds’ to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the world’s foremost metrology body has decided by yourSAS
Ok, I’ll bite. Please explain the proper length of day and how it addresses the discrepancy between atomic and astronomical times.