Chile earthquake may have shortened days

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Seventh strongest quake in recorded history may have shifted Earth's axis....

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.

The quake, the seventh strongest earthquakein recorded history, hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 milliseconds, according to research scientist Richard Gross at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

 

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Damn, now I have even less time in which to get things done.

Comments

[caledonius72.livejournal.com]

Yup, even less time in which to procrastinate!

Good side.

[teamrodent.livejournal.com]

Jack & Ianto have more time for naked shadow hide & seek!

Re: Good side.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

No! They have nanoseconds less! Oh the angst!

Time IS on our backsides.

[teamrodent.livejournal.com]

No, Nights are longer. So more time for naked shadow hide & seek.

Re: Time IS on our backsides.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Well it certainly would mean that one of them would be spending more time on their backside.