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I now realized that the parent meant everything should have been TAI from the beginning, which is indeed a valid take. We can't switch to TAI today only because
by lifthrasiir 4y ago
I now realized that the parent meant everything should have been TAI from the beginning, which is indeed a valid take. We can't switch to TAI today only because we are already using UTC.
Original comment: Only those who never tried to actually use TAI yourself can claim that you can use TAI instead of UTC without a problem.
- myself248 4y agoJust have 37 leap seconds to bring UTC into sync with TAI, then lock them together. That won't break anything...
- lifthrasiir 4y agoYes, that's what the CGPM eventually decided to do because they know UTC will have to stay.