It’s the world spinning around the Sun or shift workers hopping between nights and days, our time is affected by a myriad of 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 Earth revolves around the Sun throughout the day. It is not widely known that the speed at which Earth rotates can change and make a day seem shorter or longer than it actually is. The nuclear clocks, which have an established time, have to be adjusted frequently by adding or subtracting a second. This change is called a leap second.
One of the more frequent occurring events in the world of rotation is precession which is the cyclical wobble that occurs on the Earth’s axis for rotation which is similar to a, slightly off-center spinning toy top. This axial shift in relation to fixed stars (inertial space) has a duration of 25,771.5 years, and it is the cause of a variety of weather conditions patterns, including the alternating direction of cyclones in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Scientists have also noticed that the speed at that the Earth revolves slows down during long durations of time, causing solar days to become gradually longer. This is why, on June 29th, the world added one second leap to the atomic clocks so they could better match up with the actual Earth’s rotation. While the addition of one second may seem like a minor thing but it can have significant implications for businesses that depend on rotating alter schedules. For instance, for multinational companies that rely on the world’s workforce, having to fumble through spreadsheets and static wiki pages to manage the changing schedules of calls can quickly become costly in terms of revenue and reputation. On-call rotation software is becoming more popular since it minimizes service interruptions, manages transfer coverage, and offers transparency to employees.
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