Neat for those of science interests...
Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth - Yahoo! News
Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth - Yahoo! News
Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth
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Yeah, it's pretty cool!! I was looking at that. I need to look more. I wonder just how much satillite timing is going to have to be changed? It could have an effect on the accuracy of the GPS system as well as certain "DOD" overhead assests. It is very interesting.
I think it is a union thing to try and shorten the work week...*LOL*
aileron
Expert Expediter
I tend to believe that they were high on something when they said this:
"One Earth day is about 24 hours long. Over the course of a year, the length of a day normally changes gradually by one millisecond. It increases in the winter, when the Earth rotates more slowly, and decreases in the summer, Gross has said in the past."
As far as I know, when it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is wither in the southern one and viceversa. Doesn't make too much sense.
"One Earth day is about 24 hours long. Over the course of a year, the length of a day normally changes gradually by one millisecond. It increases in the winter, when the Earth rotates more slowly, and decreases in the summer, Gross has said in the past."
As far as I know, when it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is wither in the southern one and viceversa. Doesn't make too much sense.
They don't have to make sense, they are "experts". They know more than we do. Just ask them.
arkjarhead
Veteran Expediter
1.62 micro seconds. That's alot of time we're losing. I've noticed the lose of sleep.
Since we are not brainiacs..it might have something to do with the balance and center of gravity for the earths revolution....the colder top side might throw it out of whack or something...hence the time distortion...
Summer or winter in which hemesphere? I think that was the question. That artical was poorly written at best.
Agreed about the writing..I think the reporter may have just edited something and incorrectly only wrote half the story...
you know how reporters are these days...all drama, no substance...
And accuracy is not important.
letzrockexpress
Veteran Expediter
As if there were a question as to whether the old analogy is true, the pot has now officially called the kettle black....
moose
Veteran Expediter
It is because ,that's when all the Oldy Yorkers go down to Florida ,that's change the center of gravity , and the earth is not parallel to the sun , and that's why the southern ice cup is larger then the Yankee's one...
i have also noticed that all of my loads from Cali. to the east coast are heavy up to gross ,
and almost all of the loads i pick up in the east going back west ,are very light .
now if i do it enough time's , the whole Atlantic coast will sink under water , which is good 'couse that's include WashingtonDC...