Leap Second

    To compensate for irregularities in the Earth's orbit, New Year's Eve 2008 will last one second longer than usual.

    Scott Lamb
    by Scott Lamb

    BuzzFeed, VP of International

    The extra second comes at 23:59:60 Coordinated Universal Time, or 6:59:60 EST. One second is plenty long enough to change your life, so do something rash!