The world spinning around the Sun or shift workers who switch between nights and days, our time is shaped by many spinning events. Certain of these events occur every day, while others are less predictable and more irregular.
For instance, the majority of people are aware that the Earth revolves around the Sun every day. But what isn’t as well-known is the speed at which Earth rotates is variable and make a day appear shorter or longer than you would expect. The Atomic clocks, that maintain a standardized time, have to be adjusted frequently by adding or subtracting a second. This is referred to as a leap second.
Precession is a typical rotational event. It is the cyclical wobble in the Earth’s axis. It’s like the spin of a toy top that is a little off-center. This Axial shift in relation to fixed stars (inertial spaces) has an estimated duration of 25,771.5. It is the cause for a variety of weather patterns, such as the alternating directions between cyclones on the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Scientists have also observed the speed at which the Earth revolves slows down during long periods of time, causing solar days to become gradually longer. On June 29th, the world added an extra leap second to the atomic clocks in order to better align them with the axis of the Rotary meetings Earth. Although the addition of one second may seem small but it has significant implications for businesses that depend on the changing of schedules. For example multinational companies that rely on the world’s workforce, having to fumble through spreadsheets and static wiki pages to manage changing call schedules can be costly in terms of revenue and company reputation. On-call rotation software is becoming popular as it reduces interruptions to service and manages the coverage of transfers and allows employees to be more transparent.
