Leap Seconds Were a Headache. Now Timekeepers Are Considering a Leap Hour The world of timekeeping has long been a domain of precision and exactitude, where a second can make all the difference between order and chaos.
For decades, the introduction of leap seconds – an extra tick of time to account for Earth's irregular rotation – was seen as a necessary evil.
However, with the planet spinning at increasingly erratic speeds, timekeepers are reconsidering their approach.