Leap Second

[Jessica]

This is a rather interesting article...a leap second! On Dec. 31th, your day will be just a second longer!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/2008willbejustasecondlonger (http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/2008willbejustasecondlonger)
what do you think of it?
I find it surprising!

[CrOtALiTo]

Then this end of year will be longer, I didn't know that.

[Jessica]

yeah that's right.....I think the last one was in 2005

[CrOtALiTo]

Ok, Then this year is longer, well, we will have more days to our favor.

[Jessica]

yeah...but I think it's only one second longer.....the Earth's rotation, in the article, is slowing down actually

[CrOtALiTo]

Then Earth's rotation is longer in the last seconds, it's happen this end of year.

[Tomisimo]

You might enjoy this Wikipedia article: leap second, or try it in Spanish and see how much you understand. segundo intercalar

[Jessica]

ok I will read the Wikipedia article, then TRY to read the Spanish one........
segundo intercalar is leap second, I know that....because I recognize segundo as second. if that is second then intercalar is leap.