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Earth Is Spinning Faster After Decades of Slowing Down – ExtremeTech
Earth isn’t a clock, and the actual length of a day can vary slightly. Scientists now say that the days have started trending shorter because the Earth is spinning…
We all know that a day on planet Earth is 24 hours long — except it isn’t. It’s actually a few fractions of a second longer, which is why we have February 29th every four years. Still, Earth isn’t a clock, and the actual length of a day can vary slightly. Scientists now say that the days have started trending shorter because the Earth is spinning faster, which could require additional, potentially confusing adjustments.
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