The Earth's rotation around its own axis is gradually slowing down. However, the atomic clock which determines the length of a day is ticking away at the same speed. By adding a leap second every now and then, the UTC is synchronized with astronomical time. The last leap second added in 2012 caused some websites, including Qantas to crash. As a result some flights were delayed or cancelled.
The next leap second will be added on June 30 at 23:59:60 UTC. Hope y'all haven't got flights booked!
The next leap second will be added on June 30 at 23:59:60 UTC. Hope y'all haven't got flights booked!
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