> Although human timepieces have been calibrated with Earth’s rotation for millennia, most people will feel little effect from the loss of the leap second. “In

> Although human timepieces have been calibrated with Earth’s rotation for millennia, most people will feel little effect from the loss of the leap second. “In most countries, there is a one hour step between summertime and winter time,” says Arias. “It is much more than one second, but it doesn't affect you.” I find this off-hand comment dismissive and out of touch. The semi-annual switch from Daylight Savings to "normal" and back again is absurd, and far from not affecting anyone. Studies show that productivity drops for about a week following the change [1], and there is a marked increase in road fatalities after the clocks are adjusted [2]. If anything, this leap second business is what's irrelevant to everybody except a handful of obscure boffins. [1] https://www.healthline.com/health-news/daylight-saving-can-make-driving-less-safe https://www.healthline.com/health-news/daylight-saving-can-m... [2] https://www.boston.com/news/jobs/2016/03/16/daylight-saving-time-made-you-a-lazier-sloppier-worker-this-week/ https://www.boston.com/news/jobs/2016/03/16/daylight-saving-...