[LEAPSECS] Lets get REAL about time.

[Tom Van Baak]

> There are two basic types of analogue clock display.  One where the

> second hand steps around the dial from second to second (thus

> disawowing sub-second timekeeping), and the other where it moves

> smoothly and continuously.  It is interesting to contemplate how a

> leap second would appear on each were it to be implemented.


In the second case, it might be possible to speed up or slow
down the second hand to cover both negative or positive leap
seconds; essentially a form of SLS. Whether one to starts
the speed change 1 second before the hour or 1000 seconds
before the hour or N seconds before the hour is debatable.
For a wristwatch probably one second is best; that is, get the
leap over with as soon as possible.

/tvb