Posted December 31, 2008 9:00 AM
by Mark Silva
Just when you thought you couldn't stand another minute of this long campaign year, already extended by the added day of a leap year, get ready to ring out the old with an added second.
The "leap second'' will be added at the end of the final hour of 2008 this evening by the keepers of the atomic clocks who last bestowed an extra second on our lives in 2005. Adjustments like this every few years not only keep us all in synch, but also add a precious few seconds to life over the long haul -- or make us younger when we pass?
So this evening, as you're counting down the New Year, be prepared to round it out with a jolly, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...... 1..... Happy New Year!
Comments
I can't BEAR another second of this!! I'm going to start drinking early.
Posted by: MJ | December 31, 2008 9:13 AM
And 01/20/09 cannot come soon enough. Away with the Supreme Court appointed worst President in U.S. history. He can go down to Crawford, TX and play cowboy on his daddy's ranch.
Posted by: Doug R. | December 31, 2008 9:18 AM
It figures that the Bush crime family would get an extra second. That group of thugs can't be gone soon enough.
Posted by: Reagan was a Failure and a Fraud | December 31, 2008 2:54 PM
Hope Obama comes clean with the Rahm-Blago issue and s dosen't try to dodge it.
Posted by: Inky | December 31, 2008 7:39 PM
Hello, Very Nice Article, Check out this post(link below) for an more detailed explanation of this extra second. And also, why the earth rotation is slowing down? Take a look.
Link: http://hostintruder.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/extra-second-added-to-year-2008/
Hope it helps!!
Posted by: Host Intruder | January 2, 2009 2:20 AM