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To fix problems caused by Earth's unpredictable rotation speed, scientists are proposing replacing the leap second, the current solution, with a leap hour. "In other words, ironically, leap seconds were created to fix time discrepancies but ended up creating a “technical nightmare” at odds with modern society’s highly computerized infrastructure [...]." https://gizmodo.com/leap-seconds-were-a-headache-now-timekeepers-are-considering-a-leap-hour-2000783636 #science #time #timekeeping #LeapSecond #LeapHour