Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth - Page 3

Homeslice · 03-03-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

I wondered how they actually determine this.....someone is trying to sell something outta this.

They don't need to measure or prove it....... If the diameter or the mass distribution of an object changes, its rotational speed changes.

defector · 03-03-2010, 10:52 AM

If I remember this correctly, anything above a 3.0 magnitude quake has a chance of doing this. There was also something about large tsunami's having the opposite effect on the earth's rotational speed.

Or I might have just pulled that out of my ass. Haven't decided yet.

tommymac · 03-03-2010, 10:55 AM

So does this mean we will live longer

Rider · 03-03-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

So does this mean we will live longer

Yeah by 2 hours.

fasternyou929 · 03-03-2010, 10:57 AM

Heard it on XM today and they said 1.26 micro seconds, which is millionths of a second. Too many reporters using terminology they don't understand. One is off by a factor of 1,000. I'd like to know which is correct.

Papa_Complex · 03-03-2010, 11:01 AM

A one-time change, if I read it correctly. The axis shifted. It isn't continuing to shift.

And I want my millionth of a second back.

Rider · 03-03-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

A one-time change, if I read it correctly. The axis shifted. It isn't continuing to shift.

And I want my millionth of a second back.

If the axis shifted it is a permanent change..until the next big earth quick.

Papa_Complex · 03-03-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

If the axis shifted it is a permanent change..until the next big earth quick.

A permanent change, yes. I'm saying that we aren't losing a millionth of a second each day. Reset your atomic clock once, and you're good.

Rider · 03-03-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

A permanent change, yes. I'm saying that we aren't losing a millionth of a second each day. Reset your atomic clock once, and you're good.

No, no, each day is shorter.

Apoc · 03-03-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

And I want my millionth of a second back.

Ya, at your age, it must seem like a lot

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Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	A one-time change, if I read it correctly. The axis shifted. It isn't continuing to shift. And I want my millionth of a second back. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

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tommymac Moto GP Star Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,022	So does this mean we will live longer

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fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	Heard it on XM today and they said 1.26 micro seconds, which is millionths of a second. Too many reporters using terminology they don't understand. One is off by a factor of 1,000. I'd like to know which is correct.