The last time I listened to WWV (the shortwave broadcast of NIST time), the signal said we were -0.6s ahead of time (ahead of the Earth's rotation). My thinking is that if we put in a leapsecond now, then we'd be -1.6s ahead - am I missing the point of the time broadcast code, or is this a hoax?
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The last time I listened to WWV (the shortwave broadcast of NIST time), the signal said we were -0.6s ahead of time (ahead of the Earth's rotation). My thinking is that if we put in a leapsecond now, then we'd be -1.6s ahead - am I missing the point of the time broadcast code, or is this a hoax?