# An 11 second shorter weekend

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-11-second-shorter-weekend/719769>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 11, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-11-second-shorter-weekend/719769 "2015-05-11T13:31:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-11-second-shorter-weekend/719769/1 "2015-05-11T13:31:17Z")

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If you live in the midwest your weekend was shortened by about 11 seconds.

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START of Time Correction “A”.

At 05/10/2015 19:50 EST Time Error was -10.944 seconds.

21:00 EST Set Frequency to 60.02 HZ.

MISO Shift Manager

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END of Time Correction “A”.

At 05/11/2015 06:00 EST, End Time Correction and Set Frequency to 60.00 HZ.

MISO Shift Manager  
Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions, please contact Client Relations at X-XXX-XXX-XXXX, option 1. For technical support, choose option 2.

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**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-11-second-shorter-weekend/719769/2 "2015-05-11T23:21:31Z")

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No, your weekend stayed the same length. Your Sunday night was shortened by 11 seconds, to make up for the earlier part of your weekend being 11 seconds longer than it should have been.  
Unless you use clocks with a fancy-schmancy quartz crystal or batteries, of course.