What is the 1.3 seconds that vanished?
GeneralClass 12AllAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
This likely refers to various phenomena:
- Accumulated leap seconds (about 27 seconds added since 1972 due to Earth's slowing rotation).
- Time lost during high-precision GPS corrections.
- Relativistic time differences between Earth and satellites (GPS satellites run 38 microseconds fast per day due to weaker gravity, reuiring constant correction).
- Possible confusion with time dilation effects. Without specific context, this uestion is difficult to answer definitively.
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