``Leap centimetre'' to be added to the length of the metre in 2012
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris today announced that a ``leap centimetre'' would be added to the length of the metre at midnight on 28th February 2012, to coincide with the addition of an extra day to the year.
American Shani Davis set a world record in the 1,000 metres Saturday at the speedskating World Cup, breaking the mark US skater Trevor Marsicano held for about 20 minutes.