This year is one second longer
This is a public service announcement. It's officially New Year's Eve in the UK and that means it's officially New Year's Eve worldwide (GMT being the centre of the planet and all that), so I feel it's prudent to inform people that 2008 will officially be one second longer than usual.
Before you scream "Nooo, Kushan! You've been at the Domestos Bleach again, haven't you?", have a quick glance at this article on WikiWikiWikiPediaWikiYoWikiWikiWaaWaa.
For those of you who can't be arsed reading the source of all human knowledge, all you need to know is that 2008 needs to be 1 second longer in order to keep time closely syncronised with the earth's orbit. 1 second after 23:59:59 isn't actually 2009, it's officially 23:59:60. One second after that, you can start celebrating the new year (legitimately) all you like, but if you shout "Happy New Year!" at 23:59:60, you're officially silly.
So, when the countdown starts, remember, it does not go...
3-2-1-HappyNewYearMotherFuckers!
but rather, it goes...
3-2-1-0-HappyNewYearMotherFuckers!
You've now been informed, so don't make a fool out of yourself this year, save it for next year. Which is 1 second further away than you probably realised.
Before you scream "Nooo, Kushan! You've been at the Domestos Bleach again, haven't you?", have a quick glance at this article on WikiWikiWikiPediaWikiYoWikiWikiWaaWaa.
For those of you who can't be arsed reading the source of all human knowledge, all you need to know is that 2008 needs to be 1 second longer in order to keep time closely syncronised with the earth's orbit. 1 second after 23:59:59 isn't actually 2009, it's officially 23:59:60. One second after that, you can start celebrating the new year (legitimately) all you like, but if you shout "Happy New Year!" at 23:59:60, you're officially silly.
So, when the countdown starts, remember, it does not go...
3-2-1-HappyNewYearMotherFuckers!
but rather, it goes...
3-2-1-0-HappyNewYearMotherFuckers!
You've now been informed, so don't make a fool out of yourself this year, save it for next year. Which is 1 second further away than you probably realised.