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U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-is-gonna-get-tricky dept.

saqmaster writes "The BBC reported yesterday that U.S. scientists want to change the current system which keeps clocks in sync with solar time by adding a leap second every 18 months or so. This has rattled a few cages with the scientists and operators involved in GMT-related projects and facilities as it would effectively remove the importance of the meridian from timing. "

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  1. Not even close! by Otter · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not only is this a dupe but the consummate trollish stupidity of the first submission set a high-water mark that seems almost sacriligious to challenge!

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  2. Re:In related news by Kelson · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nah, the Enlightenment is too rational, too secular. No matter how many religious trappings there were in science at the time, it was still the Age of Reason. Kansas seems to want to turn back the clock to pre-Enlightenment thinking.