[LEAPSECS] Leap second on analog watch

Rob Seaman seaman at noao.edu
Tue Jan 24 23:05:34 EST 2012


Tom Van Baak wrote:


> How about making the second hand variable length. Have it

> grow like Pinocchio's nose during a positive leap second.


Exactly. The search space is a lot larger than explored so far. Consider a leap second modification to the Chronophage for instance:

http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/17-02/st_chronophage

The one-second dial could simply go around twice.

Rob



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