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Comment: Why not get rid of leap year correction? (Score 1) 470

by MessageDrivenBean (#33351566) Attached to: 'Leap Seconds' May Be Eliminated From UTC
While we are at it, why don't we get rid of leap year correction at all? Why do we still have leap year correction? I mean, 1 day every 4 years means a month every 120 years means a season shift every 360 years. People won't notice it during their 'normal' lifespan (apart from cryonics). What benefits does the leap year correction itself bring? What unforeseen consequences will occur when the leap year correction isn't applied anymore? Why is it important to have a perfect "seasonal year"/"seasonal calendar"?

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Submitted by MessageDrivenBean
MessageDrivenBean writes "Why do we still have leap year correction? I mean, 1 day every 4 years means a month every 120 years means a season shift every 360 years. People won't notice it during their 'normal' lifespan (apart from cryonics). What benefits does the leap year correction itself bring? What unforeseen consequences will occur when then the leap year correction isn't applied anymore? Why is it important to have a perfect "seasonal year"/"seasonal calendar"?"

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