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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.
Before you get stressed about yet another existential threat to the future…
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