Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!modcomp!nigel From: nigel@modcomp.uucp (Nigel Gamble) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: Re: WWS vs. The Naval Observatory Clock Message-ID: Date: 4 Jan 91 15:54:09 GMT References: <642@hhb.UUCP> <53611@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com> Sender: news@modcomp.uucp (Mr. News) Organization: MODCOMP, an AEG company Lines: 18 In <53611@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com> heiby@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com (Ron Heiby) writes: >I didn't watch any of the "live" New Year's shows on TV. Somehow, I >can't picture the countdown: >10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - extra - Happy New Year! This is just as well, since the leap second had *already* happened when the U.S. New Year's shows were being broadcast. The leap second occured at 00:00 UTC, which was 19:00 EST. Now, if you were watching the celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, UK, you would have noticed a longer pause than usual between the Westminster chimes and the first stroke of midnight of Big Ben. -- Nigel Gamble uunet!modcomp!nigel MODCOMP, an AEG company modcomp!nigel@uunet.UU.NET 1650 W McNab Rd, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33340-6099