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Post by gareth on Jan 2, 2006 22:19:11 GMT
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Post by alien on Jan 3, 2006 2:14:48 GMT
Thank Gerrit for the "amazing" (pardon the pun) new year present!
Allen
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Post by Richard on Jan 3, 2006 9:40:50 GMT
Thanks for the presentation Gerrit!  Actually the New Year started one second late to compensate for the gradual slowing of the Earth's rotation. I think I saw the countdown hold at two seconds very briefly!  I joined the crowds on the Embankment and watched the spectacular fireworks display, which cost about £1,000,000 for ten minutes! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifHappy New Year everybody! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifRichard  |
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Post by gareth on Jan 3, 2006 16:19:07 GMT
Yuopu were right, Richard, 2 seconds to zero was held for 2 seconds - hence the crowd finished their countdown one second early.
I thought it was interesting to see the leap second in view !
Gerrit
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Post by roger on Jan 3, 2006 19:12:42 GMT
Thanks for the presentation Gerrit! Actually the New Year started one second late to compensate for the gradual slowing of the Earth's rotation. I think I saw the countdown hold at two seconds very briefly! I joined the crowds on the Embankment and watched the spectacular fireworks display, which cost about £1,000,000 for ten minutes! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifHappy New Year everybody! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifRichard Mmm, that means it cost £1666.66 per second (not including the leap second which, presumably, was free!). 1666 was of course the date of the Great Fire of London. How appropriate! Ya missed that one, Gerrit!  Roger |
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Post by gareth on Jan 3, 2006 21:20:34 GMT
Mmm, that means it cost £1666.66 per second (not including the leap second which, presumably, was free!). 1666 was of course the date of the Great Fire of London. How appropriate! Ya missed that one, Gerrit! Roger Well, of course I missed that one, Roger - in those days there were no live broadcasts of such events, so how would you expect me to get hold of that ? Gerrit |
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Post by roger on Jan 3, 2006 22:24:03 GMT
Haha! Great reply, Gerrit. I have no answer to that!
Roger and out!
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Post by blue1 on Jan 3, 2006 22:27:12 GMT
Did you miss the guy with the bell? He walked round Britain for months going "Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Great Fire in London, started in Bread Street, just round the corner from Pudding Lane. We won't be having bread pudding again for years."
Or am I giving my age away?
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