Well, it's not precisely broken, but we also have today:
http://what-if.xkcd.com/26/
# Leap Seconds
Every now and then we have to insert a leap second because the Earthâs
rotation is slowing down. Could we speed up Earthâs rotation, so that
we do not need Leap Seconds?
It might instead have been titled "How many Little Princes does it take to
stabilize our planet?"
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John Hawkinson
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