At 23:59:59 on December 31, 2008, a leap second will be added to correct broadcast standards for time with mean solar time. That means that instead of going from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00, clocks around the world will add one second – 23:59:60.

What can happen in that one second?

We’re performing a little social-media-network-internet experiment to find out. To participate, do one or more of the following:

1. At 23:59:60, record a one second video (or edit it down later) of what you are doing during the leap second. If you don’t have a video camera, set your digital camera or cell phone to video mode. Still shots are OK too.
2. Upload your one second clip or photo to one of the 23:59:60 groups on Flickr (flickr.com/groups/235960/), YouTube (youtube.com/group/235960), Facebook (), or Vimeo(). Make sure to add the tag “23:59:60” or put “23:59:60” in the title. If possible, allow public downloads of your content.
3. Spread the word to your friends! The more people that do this, the better. Promise.
4. If you have fancy video editing skills, compile and mash-up the one-second clips however you see fit and add them to the groups above. Go crazy with it.

Even if you don't record the second, keep an eye on 235960.com to see how others spent their extra second!

Enjoy your one second of fame!

~jeremy & ange

Leap Second links:
235960.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second
youtube.com/watch?v=prkQaFBu3o8
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122901181.html
google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5j3AVJl0lNUFl6cYPOqBqJNqIuhmw
leapsecond.com/notes/leap-watch.htm
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_time_to_change