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Earth is going to spin much faster over the next few months — so fast that several days are going to get shorter (www.livescience.com)

submitted 6 days ago by KnilAdlez@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net

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Earth is expected to spin more quickly in the coming weeks, making some of our days unusually short. On July 9, July 22 and Aug. 5, the position of the moon is expected to affect Earth's rotation so that each day is between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than normal.

I guess I need to cancel my plans today, not enough time in the day.

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[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I hate pop science framing luffy-exhausted

That's cool tho

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago

And you know it's not coming out of the work day

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago

so that each day is between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than normal

Fuck how am I going to get all my errands done!

[–] Skye@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago

Kinda cringe we got accelerationist Earth before principled communist Earth

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Everybody put up your hands and go "wheeeeeeee"

[–] GrafZahl@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago

Won't that slow it back down tho?

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

here-it-comes

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

Great, just in time for summer. Fuck this timeline.