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minus-squareMr Fish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoEvery 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes
minus-squareredjard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoWhile this may sound reasonable at first glance, it is only true most of the time. Sometimes a minute contains 59 or 61 seconds, even in Africa.
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoThis is known as a leap second, named after Usain Bolt leaping over the finish line a second faster than everybody else
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-216 days agoEinstein turbo-rolling in his grave, about to bore a hole through the earth to come and spank you
minus-squareCorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoThe rotational inertia of Einstein boring through the planet is responsible for leap seconds.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes
While this may sound reasonable at first glance, it is only true most of the time. Sometimes a minute contains 59 or 61 seconds, even in Africa.
This is known as a leap second, named after Usain Bolt leaping over the finish line a second faster than everybody else
Einstein turbo-rolling in his grave, about to bore a hole through the earth to come and spank you
The rotational inertia of Einstein boring through the planet is responsible for leap seconds.