Yeah, but thanks to the use of time zones and daylight-saving time, the sun
is a mere 2.7 gnorps away from the freezledonk.
Brian
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From: "Rob Seaman" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:06 PM
To: "Leap Second Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Subject: [LEAPSECS] A New Year's Eve parable
Now, posit a cranky astronomer. The astronomer is only a little crank.
Instead of shifting the definition by 40807368230 periods (444%) , the
astronomer just wants to shift the definition of a "day" by 1 unit, from
86400 "floosblats" to 86401 floosblats (0.001%)
The result? In ten years the day's zeropoint has shifted by 3652.5
floosblats, more than an hour. For instance, at midday the Sun is 15
degrees away from the meridian.
Civil timekeeping is cumulative. Tiny mistakes posing the problem will
result in large and growing permanent errors.
Best wishes for all in the coming year!
Rob
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