What is a leap year and why does it happen every 4 years?

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  • čas přidán 26. 02. 2024
  • Leap years occur every four years. But why? 12News meteorologist Lauren Rainson explains.

Komentáře • 40

  • @hotwuk212
    @hotwuk212 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Straight to the point and clearly explained. Wonderful

  • @redmanr5522
    @redmanr5522 Před 3 měsíci +3

    March 1, 2024 starts on a Friday, just like March started on a Friday in 2019.

  • @mrtugboat360
    @mrtugboat360 Před 3 měsíci +6

    I'm "Leaping" for joy for the graphics & explanation in that segment!. LOL!.

  • @Ou8y2k2
    @Ou8y2k2 Před 3 měsíci +13

    Nice explanation.

    • @n1663r
      @n1663r Před 3 měsíci +3

      And easy on the eyes.

    • @redmanr5522
      @redmanr5522 Před 3 měsíci

      nobody over 20 is going to live to see the year 2100, so every four years will be a leap year for the rest of our lives.

  • @wazzysgarage5623
    @wazzysgarage5623 Před 3 měsíci

    An amazing explanation ! Thank you

  • @themangomanjuice
    @themangomanjuice Před 3 měsíci +1

    Very interesting, nice to learn more about leap years in greater depth. Great video!

  • @Royale_with_Cheeze
    @Royale_with_Cheeze Před 3 měsíci +2

    There's also a leap second that happens occasionally to make everything correct, but the powers that be are planning to stop adding that second by 2035 as computers don't calculate it and throws time off.

  • @redmanr5522
    @redmanr5522 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I hope y'all kept your 2019 calendars, starting tomorrow, 2024 uses the same calendar as 2019, for the rest of the year.

  • @dendennis9060
    @dendennis9060 Před 3 měsíci +7

    My Mother birthday is LEAP YEAR 2/29 😇

  • @redwood421
    @redwood421 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Leap years occur every year there is a Presidential election. We need an extra day to receive more B.S. and empty promises from candidates.

  • @stuboyd1194
    @stuboyd1194 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I'm in New Zealand and some petrol pumps were not working today (29 Feb) because the bloody software couldn't cope with leap year. WTF were the programmers thinking?
    I won't be alive when the year 2100 rolls around. I wonder if software then will cope with 2100 not being a leap year?

    • @Ou8y2k2
      @Ou8y2k2 Před 3 měsíci

      When 2100 comes around it'll be wetware; the kids' brains will make the adjustment on the fly.

  • @user-er3ri6sc3j
    @user-er3ri6sc3j Před 3 měsíci +4

    Try explaining this in an urban innercity public school system like New York City.

  • @RustyZipper
    @RustyZipper Před 3 měsíci +2

    Not everyone gets to celebrate their birthday every year 🫠

  • @user-cr8lg2wl7g
    @user-cr8lg2wl7g Před 3 měsíci +2

    Happy Birthday to me! Yeah, sucks getting 1 birthday every 4 years.

  • @geraldtickle8140
    @geraldtickle8140 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thanks, smart and beautiful 😊

  • @chrisqualls9146
    @chrisqualls9146 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you i never did know why also Does every country do this?

    • @hotwuk212
      @hotwuk212 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Its the whole planet so yes every country

  • @DanielHedrick-co4zy
    @DanielHedrick-co4zy Před 3 měsíci +2

    The Earth doesn not revolve around the sun...it orbits..earth revolves on its axis.

  • @immanutt4442
    @immanutt4442 Před 3 měsíci +1

    me so corn fused

  • @davidsmith2650
    @davidsmith2650 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Love that dress !

  • @punchd4317
    @punchd4317 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Crazy 🤪

  • @user-fv5ms4sz8e
    @user-fv5ms4sz8e Před 3 měsíci +2

    That's BS, ⚠️ because I don't like anything interfering with my 🍺 beer 🍻 drinking. 😮 Just saying, you know?

  • @alixp3411
    @alixp3411 Před 3 měsíci

    Says who?

  • @lochinvarlane
    @lochinvarlane Před 3 měsíci

    Joshua stopped the "Sun" 3,224 years ago..."Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel: ‘Sun, stand still upon Gibeon; and you, Moon, in the valley of Ayalon.’” (Joshua 10:12).
    The bible tells us that Joshua was in a great battle and he needed the earth to stop its rotation for the span of 24 hours so they could have sufficient daylight in order to win the battle and the Lord granted him this request...thus affecting our calendar for ever...if you've wondered why are we missing a day this is the answer

  • @williamrizzo1285
    @williamrizzo1285 Před 3 měsíci

    So the flat earth people are right? I'm so confused!😅

  • @baribach8701
    @baribach8701 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Americans can't even identify NATO so you know they won't understand this

    • @RustyZipper
      @RustyZipper Před 3 měsíci

      C’mon man, we had to develop our own system of measurement because we couldn’t understand millimeters and Celsius

  • @strawberryfields95
    @strawberryfields95 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I hate leap year, it adds a day to black history month.