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xkcd #2897: Light Leap Years (imgs.xkcd.com)
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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

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[-] psud@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I would think that the best time period to use for a light year is whatever year definition has been used to date

Now let's work on the best second to use for the light second

this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2024
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