The leap second is being scrapped in May 2027
A 30% chance of a negative leap second by 2035 pushed countries to act early.
Countries meeting in Versailles have voted to scrap the leap second, largely to dodge something that's never been done: taking a second away.
There was a 30% chance a "negative leap second" would be needed by 2035. US physicist Judah Levine said it could be "much more serious because its effects had never been tested." Industry trials found failures.
The change kicks in on 20 May 2027, World Metrology Day. Power grids and phone networks get a quieter life.
Would you trust every system to cope with a 59-second minute?
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