NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » clocks http://kool1017.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Enjoy The Extra Long Weekend – Clock Keepers Add Leap Second To Make Up For Slowing Earth http://kool1017.com/enjoy-the-extra-long-weekend-clock-keepers-add-leap-second-to-make-up-for-slowing-earth/ http://kool1017.com/enjoy-the-extra-long-weekend-clock-keepers-add-leap-second-to-make-up-for-slowing-earth/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:24:01 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=68942 Use it wisely!

The keepers of the world's clocks are adding a "leap second" to time at the stroke of midnight, Saturday June 30th.  For one second, time will stand still as scientists give atomic clocks the chance to catch re-synch with Earth

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