Ok, here's a little wrench:
We had a discussion here in our local association where I was proven correct only by me contacting the manufacturer of the scoreclocks.
Around here in southern Ontario, the Nevco scoreclocks are very popular. Not sure if they're anywhere to be found in the US. Upon the game starting, the clock immediately changes to 7:59 - I mean right after time is started. In effect, what is not shown are the tenths of a second (until less than a minute) - but they still exist.
So, it is possible that by "adding" a second, you're actually only adding one-tenth of a second, because the clock already has 9-tenths of a second pending.
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