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Sunday, December 28, 2008
One Precious Extra Second
The world's official timekeepers are adding one extra second to 2008 -- Wednesday at 11:59:59 PM in London, 6:59:59 pm in New York -- "to help match clocks to the Earth's slowing spin on its axis."How will you spend the extra second?
- Extra sip of pinot gris with dinner.
- Brief, jolly jig.
- Wonder if Brad and Angelina will adopt triplets in 2009.
- Mourn the passing of George Carlin by blurting out three of the seven words you can't say on television.
- Mourn the passing of Charlton Heston by speed-murmuring "takeyourstinkingpawsoffmeyoudamneddirtyape."
- Briefly imagine self in a jet-black Bettie Page wig.
- Jump in time machine, flash back to a Monday in July, cash out Bernie Madoff account, return one second later and tip lavishly the rest of the night.
- Worry about the Earth's slowing spin on its axis.
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 8:27 AM 
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1 Comments:
Hello, Very Nice Article, Check out this post(link below) for a more detailed explanation(scientific explanation) of this extra second. And also, why the earth rotation is slowing down? Take a look.
Link: http://hostintruder.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/extra-second-added-to-year-2008/
Hope it helps!!
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