The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth’s rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.
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Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth - Yahoo! News At first, I said “not possible”, but then I said “well, wait, the closer your mass is to your center of gravity, the quicker you spin”. So we could undo this by moving a lot of rocks to the second floors of our houses, or hanging out upstairs for a while. |
