[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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