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Friday 8 November, 2024
Friday 8 November, 2024
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10 creative ways people will be spending their leap second tonight
HOW ARE YOU going to spend your leap second? Consider it carefully.
Due to a slowing of the earth’s rotation, time will stop at 23:59:59 tonight, giving us one whole extra second to play with.
While some people just plan on catching up on a second of sleep, others are slightly more ambitious.
Some people want to use the second to protest
Others want to mess with the dynamics of time
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People are considering getting in touch with nature
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Or taking up a new hobby
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Some are going to treat themselves
Others have more realistic goals
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And a few already sorted it out earlier today so they won’t have to worry about it later on
What are you going to do? Get your thinking caps on and don’t be wasting that extra second, now.
Previously: Your day will be one second longer tomorrow>
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