30 Dec
2005
30 Dec
'05
9:30 a.m.
The last minute of 2005 will contain 61 seconds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second Apparently, the Times Square "ball drop" may last a bit longer: http://ny1.com/ny1/NY1ToGo/Story/index.jsp?stid=101&aid=55925 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=25934 It probably wouldn't be a good time to be flying, due to inteference with GPS navigation: http://gpsinformation.net/main/gpstime.htm Some radio wags have contended that it would be cheaper to fiddle with the Earth's actual rotation, than to keep screwing around with leap seconds. How much effort would it really require to speed up or slow down the Earth's rotation by one second in one year?