Today is February 29th, which only happens once ever four years, except for every century, unless the century is divisible by 400. Phew. That’s all the permutations to make our orbit around the sun (the year) match the earth’s rate of spin (the day), despite the fact that these two phenomena have nothing to do with each other. So it actually doesn’t work, and our year is always a little bit off.
The video above explains this in more detail. It’s quite interesting, and also enlightening. It shows how everything we take for solid and granted is actually constantly changing if you look at it close enough. Including time.
Happy Leap Year, and if it’s your birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday.
just wondering, since the our earth spins on its axis a tad bit faster than the man made 24 hour clock, how can it not the daily minor discrepancy add on to something bigger and more visible over a period of time? As in when its afternoon and the sun is at its zenith the clock would say its only 10am.
yes, the 24 hour clock is also off