yabucek t1_ixf28zy wrote on November 22, 2022 at 11:18 PM Reply to comment by Robin_the_sidekick in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks | The practice of adding ‘leap seconds’ to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the world’s foremost metrology body has decided by yourSAS This doesn't say a word about leap seconds. Even the most accurate mechanical clocks will drift for multiple seconds per year, so even if it was possible to know them in advance, it wouldn't make much sense. Permalink Parent 1
yabucek t1_ixf28zy wrote
Reply to comment by Robin_the_sidekick in The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks | The practice of adding ‘leap seconds’ to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the world’s foremost metrology body has decided by yourSAS
This doesn't say a word about leap seconds. Even the most accurate mechanical clocks will drift for multiple seconds per year, so even if it was possible to know them in advance, it wouldn't make much sense.