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Earth's slowing rotation makes Saturday one second longer
NWCN.com
Posted on June 30, 2012 at 1:57 PM
Updated Saturday, Jun 30 at 5:33 PM
Time is precious and on Saturday you received an extra second of it. International timekeepers added a second to the clock.
They did it to synchronize the official atomic clock with the earth, which is slowing down a fraction of a second due to the tidal pull of the moon.
The experts say they won't add another leap second until 2015 or 2016.
Credit: KING
Credit: KING
