Changing time rules and shooting hoops

You've heard of a leap year, you've heard of playing leap frog, but have you heard of a leap second? Find out what they are on today's episode.

Plus, we're heading overseas for Talk of the Town! To a land of big red buses, tea and scones and a palace fit for a King... can you guess where?

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What was the result of the meeting – was the leap second saved, or scrapped?
2. 2.What sport does Reema play?
3. 3.What do they call underground trains in London? Is it the tube, the subway or the tiddly-pop?

Answers

1. 1.The leap second was scrapped! They're no longer a thing.
2. 2.Wheelchair basketball.
3. 3.The tube.

News Noodler

Is it weird that there are people whose job it is to argue about how to measure time? Can you think of any other unique jobs there might be?