2006

2005 Leap Second

Here is the count down to the new year this year

five - four - three - two - one - one - Happy New Year

Note that there are two "one"s because this year there is a leap second to adjust for the fact that our planet doesn't quite rotate at the rate it used to, partly thanks to the Boxing Day tsunami last year.

Think of it as the earth giving you a free additional second of life. Isn't nature a wonderful thing?

Extracted from: http://thegreenman.net.au/mt/archives/cat_science.html