[LEAPSECS] the leap second in the media

[David Malone]

> Wednesday's PM on Radio 4 included an item about the way the keepers of

> the Big Ben clock handled the leap second. They slowed it down for several

> hours by removing a stack of old coins from a plate near the top of the

> pendulum to lower its centre of gravity. They replaced them again when it

> had lost a seond. Rubber seconds, 19th century style! You can still get

> the episode (usng realplayer) until about 17:00 UTC from this link:



> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/pm/


There's also some video associated with that story, so you can
see the pennies:

	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7797818.stm

and some mention of Peter Whibberley.

	David,