Re: [LEAPSECS] marketing the leap second

From: Clive D.W. Feather <clive_at_demon.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:23:23 +0000

Steve Allen said:
> Here's a nice news piece on the marketing of a leap second
>
> http://www.marketingsherpa.com/sample.cfm?contentID=3174

However:

| Last December 31st, just before the clocks struck midnight in France, an
| extra "leap second" was added to the year. Instead of going from 11:59:59pm
| to 12:00am, extremely precise clocks went to 11:59:60.

In France the leap second was at 00:59:60.

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