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12-31-05, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JupiterGuy

I read in the paper this morning that at 7PM EST tonight all the atomic clocks would be changed by one second because the rotation of the Earth is slowing down and we need to compensate. So in effect it will take 61 seconds to get from 6:59PM EST to 7:00PM EST.

If I were riding at that time, could I possibly be going really fast for that second?

I doubt the time zone has an effect on the duration.

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