[LEAPSECS] Lets get REAL about time.

Michael Sokolov msokolov at ivan.Harhan.ORG
Tue Jan 24 20:12:14 EST 2012


Mark Calabretta <mcalabre at atnf.csiro.au> wrote:


> In the former, on reaching 60, the second hand would stay there for 2

> seconds thus making it impossible to track time during a leap second.

>

> In the latter, the second hand would move continuously past 60 to 01

> second and immediately flick back to 60, thus making it possible to

> reckon time during a leap second.


Both wrong. The right way is UTC-SLS.

MS


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