On Apr 13, 2011, at 12:39, Rob Seaman <[email protected]> wrote:

> ...bearing in mind that "everyone" includes the nearly seven billion people 
> who are completely unaware that a discussion is occurring and who would be 
> perplexed to understand that the idea here is that the clocks on their 
> wrists, walls, computers, and bedside stands will have nothing whatsoever to 
> do with the obvious diurnal cadence of their lives...

For "human perception" this minute difference will be completely lost in the 
noise compared to the seasonal changes.  The "diurnal cadence" is also shifted 
significantly by moving, traveling, etc.  Most places the sun isn't on the top 
of the sky at noon, anyway.

I think you'll find more people who accurately set their watches be surprised 
that every few years time jumps (seemingly randomly) by a second.


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