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capkutay
on June 14, 2012
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June 30th 2012 will be 1 second longer: 23:59:60
How often does something like this (days that last longer/shorter than 24 hours) happen?
sneak
on June 14, 2012
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They are always longer. The Earth's rotation is slowing.
tankenmate
on June 15, 2012
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Umm, actually no. On average the rotation is slowing, but sometimes there are local speed ups.
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