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Line 2: : I believe it has something to do with GPS systems, airline computers and the like.... but i'm just drawing that from my head, from an article I read about the latest spin correction... I don't have enough info to add to the entry. [[User:Lyellin\|Lyellin]] 06:12, Jan 3, 2004 (UTC) :: Here someone gives a very brief somewhat synopsis: http://www.mail-archive.com/leapsecs@rom.usno.navy.mil/msg00051.html. Essentially, there is a tension between our convention that a day is a fixed length, and our recording devices, because it isn't quite as we wish; I expect the tension will increase as the accuracy of our recording and measuring devices increase. However, I'm far from any kind of expert on the matter! :) [[User:Kyk\|Kyk]] 06:32, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

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