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| Leap second: all the latest developments and reaction – live! | Leap second: all the latest developments and reaction – live! |
| (6 months later) | |
| 10.41am AEST01:41 | |
| Clocks successfully re-align with earth's rotation | |
| Was it as good for you as it was for us? The longest day of the year is flying by here at the Guardian’s Sydney HQ. Here’s how the leap second went down, in real time: | |
| You can really feel the excitement, especially because we’ve slowed the video and replayed the reaction of our editor-in-chief, Emily Wilson, whose passion for this extraordinary moment has been the driving source for our live coverage. | |
| Enjoy the rest of your morning, afternoon, or night, fellow time-travellers. The world’s clocks are as accurate as they’re going to be for three years. Make the most of it. | |
| Updated at 10.42am AEST | |
| 10.31am AEST01:31 | |
| The chaos we all feared is upon us: | |
| Twitter is having problem estimating how long ago tweets were sent. Seeing tweets from a minute ago say they were sent a day ago #leapsecond | |
| Updated at 10.32am AEST | |
| 10.22am AEST01:22 | |
| Here’s Guardian Australia news editor Mike Ticher (his hands leathered by years of furious typing in air-conditioned offices) trying to capture history. | |
| Good screenshot technique Mike. | |
| Updated at 10.32am AEST | |
| 10.18am AEST01:18 | |
| As we bask in the vaguely post-coital (or is that just me?) aftermath of the longest minute since 2012, let’s savour this picture of how the leap second went down in the Guardian’s Sydney office. | |
| (As the TV in the corner drones about something or other.) | |
| Updated at 10.19am AEST | |
| 10.13am AEST01:13 | |
| Happy #LeapSecond! pic.twitter.com/tIZtHYMHWg | |
| You can tell your grandkids about this some day. (Unless you already have them, in which case - go tell them now!) | |
| Updated at 10.43am AEST | |
| 10.10am AEST01:10 | |
| I hope you all enjoyed the #LeapSecond! Personally, I had a low-key celebration at work with the administrative secretary. 🎉 | |
| Bet neither of you will ever forget it. | |
| Amazing #leapsecond pic.twitter.com/DnuZeyHwtb | |
| The leap second appears to have unravelled Karen’s pink scarf - this is what happens when you mess with nature, people. | |
| I think I just survived leap second 2015 O.o #leapsecond #2015 | |
| Poor David thinks the danger has passed. | |
| That #leapsecond was a total anticlimax. | |
| This tweet was roundly booed here at Leap Second Excitement HQ. | |
| Updated at 10.11am AEST | |
| 10.06am AEST01:06 | |
| The aftermath | |
| Think: that scene in 28 Days Later when your man walks out of hospital to find London abandoned. | |
| We’re tracking the consequences of the leap second here in our usual sober, measured way. Time.gov took a little longer to load then usual. Any other consequences to report? | |
| 10.04am AEST01:04 | 10.04am AEST01:04 |
| WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!! | WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!! |
| I’m not endorsing this comment, but let’s not rule out any possibilities. | I’m not endorsing this comment, but let’s not rule out any possibilities. |
| 10.01am AEST01:01 | 10.01am AEST01:01 |
| Leap second passes as world braces for chaos | Leap second passes as world braces for chaos |
| Bracing... Still bracing. | Bracing... Still bracing. |
| 10.00am AEST01:00 | 10.00am AEST01:00 |
| Consternation has erupted in Leap Second Excitement HQ (aka the Guardian office in Sydney) as we realise our clocks differ. We *think* it’s 9:59 aka the longest minute of our lives (since 2012). | Consternation has erupted in Leap Second Excitement HQ (aka the Guardian office in Sydney) as we realise our clocks differ. We *think* it’s 9:59 aka the longest minute of our lives (since 2012). |
| Updated at 10.00am AEST | Updated at 10.00am AEST |
| 9.57am AEST00:57 | 9.57am AEST00:57 |
| People who use their seconds well #1 | People who use their seconds well #1 |
| Jordan used seconds to win NBA Championships. What are you gonna do? | Jordan used seconds to win NBA Championships. What are you gonna do? |
| Updated at 9.58am AEST | Updated at 9.58am AEST |
| 9.56am AEST00:56 | 9.56am AEST00:56 |
| Take some time (trust me, you’ve got enough) to watch Nasa’s take on the incredible phenomenon we’re about to live through: | |
| You're getting a #leapsecond today! See how we know about this extra second in your day. http://t.co/OdToNbx7qo https://t.co/ckZ1Ga9tMq | You're getting a #leapsecond today! See how we know about this extra second in your day. http://t.co/OdToNbx7qo https://t.co/ckZ1Ga9tMq |
| Updated at 10.43am AEST | |
| 9.52am AEST00:52 | 9.52am AEST00:52 |
| In seven minutes you're getting the gift of an extra second | In seven minutes you're getting the gift of an extra second |
| Use it wisely, folks. | Use it wisely, folks. |
| Updated at 9.52am AEST | Updated at 9.52am AEST |
| 9.51am AEST00:51 | 9.51am AEST00:51 |
| Your definitive guide to spending your extra second | Your definitive guide to spending your extra second |
| Watch the atomic clock change to 00:59:60 (British Summer Time) | Watch the atomic clock change to 00:59:60 (British Summer Time) |
| Instagram the second | Instagram the second |
| Make a Vine of you Instagramming the second | Make a Vine of you Instagramming the second |
| Have a micro lie-in | Have a micro lie-in |
| Wink at someone | Wink at someone |
| 9.47am AEST00:47 | 9.47am AEST00:47 |
| Listen: the world has come unstuck in time. This is a lot to think about early in the morning – or late, depending where you are – but bear with me. The leap second is looming. What is it? Let Peter Whibberley explain: | Listen: the world has come unstuck in time. This is a lot to think about early in the morning – or late, depending where you are – but bear with me. The leap second is looming. What is it? Let Peter Whibberley explain: |
| “Over centuries, the Earth has been slowing down,” he says. Surely in 2015 someone can invent a clock that keeps time accurately? Alas, that seems to be the problem. | “Over centuries, the Earth has been slowing down,” he says. Surely in 2015 someone can invent a clock that keeps time accurately? Alas, that seems to be the problem. |
| “Atomic clocks keep much better time than the Earth itself,” Whibberley says. “They are more than a million times more stable.” Coordinated Universal Time, which the world abides by, comprises the average time of 400 caesium atomic clocks globally, all ticking away at the highest level of accuracy. | “Atomic clocks keep much better time than the Earth itself,” Whibberley says. “They are more than a million times more stable.” Coordinated Universal Time, which the world abides by, comprises the average time of 400 caesium atomic clocks globally, all ticking away at the highest level of accuracy. |
| “Previously the Earth was the ultimate reference and man-made clocks were adjusted to match,” says Whibberley. “From the beginning of the 1960s, atomic clocks became the ultimate reference. They were adjusted to keep in step with the Earth. Then, in 1972, it was decided that, instead of adjusting how fast the clocks ticked, they would be left to tick away at the atomic rate and the leap second would be introduced.” | “Previously the Earth was the ultimate reference and man-made clocks were adjusted to match,” says Whibberley. “From the beginning of the 1960s, atomic clocks became the ultimate reference. They were adjusted to keep in step with the Earth. Then, in 1972, it was decided that, instead of adjusting how fast the clocks ticked, they would be left to tick away at the atomic rate and the leap second would be introduced.” |
| What’s the big deal? Well, the last time we meddled with time in this fashion it took out the web browser Mozilla. Reddit also crashed – briefly forcing hordes of young men into real-life social interaction – and Qantas bookings were disrupted more than two hours. (LinkedIn also went down, so it wasn’t all bad.) | What’s the big deal? Well, the last time we meddled with time in this fashion it took out the web browser Mozilla. Reddit also crashed – briefly forcing hordes of young men into real-life social interaction – and Qantas bookings were disrupted more than two hours. (LinkedIn also went down, so it wasn’t all bad.) |
| Updated at 9.50am AEST | Updated at 9.50am AEST |