What are leap seconds, and why have we scrapped them?
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Why Should We Get Rid of Leap Seconds?
JT Janssen: There's very good reasons why we would want to get rid of the leap second. But how did that decision get made? Who gets to decide whether we have a leap second or not? Most countries actually supported the change in the definition amongst them in the UK. If you are a druid opposed to atomic time, we'd love to hear from you. The email address is ScienceWeeklyathegardian.com.
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