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Offline Elderberry

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Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« on: December 28, 2020, 12:48:09 pm »
By Strange Sounds -Dec 26, 2020

We want 2020 to finish as quickly as possible.

And it seems our Earth feels the same way, as it has been spinning unusually fast lately. 2020 included the 28 shortest days since 1960.

Earth rotates at irregular speed

The Earth rotates once every 86,400 seconds – or 24 hours, or one solar day.

But its speed is irregular and the length of a day can vary by milliseconds (1 millisecond equals 0.001 seconds).

The speed of the Earth’s rotation varies constantly because of the complex motion of its molten core, oceans and atmosphere, plus other effects.

Shortest day on record in 2020

Before 2020, the shortest day was July 5, 2005, with an Earth’s rotation lasting 1.0516 milliseconds less than 86,400 seconds.

But on July 19, 2020, the Earth completed its rotation in 1.4602 milliseconds less than 86,400 seconds, beating the previous record.

More: https://strangesounds.org/2020/12/earth-spins-faster.html
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2020, 02:31:45 pm »
I was wondering why I feel a bit lighter.  I thought the diet was working. :whistle:
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2020, 03:08:42 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on December 28, 2020, 02:31:45 pm
I was wondering why I feel a bit lighter.  I thought the diet was working. :whistle:

No, silly, the higher the altitude that you live at, the calories in the food actually start to disappear.  :shrug:
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2020, 03:23:33 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on December 28, 2020, 03:08:42 pm
No, silly, the higher the altitude that you live at, the calories in the food actually start to disappear.  :shrug:

That would explain a lot.  I wondered why I gain weight every time we dine down by the river, but not at the Castle, where's it's 900 feet higher!
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2020, 03:27:23 pm »
Whatever acts to shorten this year, I approve of it.
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2020, 03:34:34 pm »
So if the world spins faster does that mean we go back in time...a 2020 do over?

Ah hell no..
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2020, 04:04:48 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 28, 2020, 03:34:34 pm
So if the world spins faster does that mean we go back in time...a 2020 do over?

Ah hell no..

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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2020, 04:06:10 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on December 28, 2020, 04:04:48 pm
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Superman did it....Star Trek did too!

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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2020, 07:21:34 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 28, 2020, 04:06:10 pm
Superman did it....Star Trek did too!

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Nah, only Superman did it by spinning the Earth backwards :thud: while Kirk slingshot around the sun to gain the extra speed to go back in time *****rollingeyes*****. OMG, couldn't they have spent the money for a competent SciFi author to give a credible story line? If we have to go back to a previous year could it please be something in the 1950's when people still loved God and America, came here to be Americans not leeches?
Please no groundhog year of 2020 with no chance of a good ending.
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2020, 08:11:09 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on December 28, 2020, 07:21:34 pm
Nah, only Superman did it by spinning the Earth backwards :thud: while Kirk slingshot around the sun to gain the extra speed to go back in time *****rollingeyes*****. OMG, couldn't they have spent the money for a competent SciFi author to give a credible story line? If we have to go back to a previous year could it please be something in the 1950's when people still loved God and America, came here to be Americans not leeches?
Please no groundhog year of 2020 with no chance of a good ending.

I see we have a savant in the house! :seeya: :patriot:
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2020, 09:59:05 pm »
 
Quote from: Wingnut on December 28, 2020, 08:11:09 pm
I see we have a savant in the house! :seeya: :patriot:
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Re: Earth is spinning unusually fast lately. But is that good news?
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2020, 11:08:10 pm »
Andy wrote:
"Whatever acts to shorten this year, I approve of it."

I'd like to agree, but I think that at this time next year, you'll be wishing it was 2020 again... (sigh)
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