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minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoLet’s distribute the extra time across all days. Can someone do the math and find out how many seconds/minutes would be added to each day?
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·13 hours agoMy understanding is you’d lose time that way actually because our days are actually just under 24 hours.
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours agoBut they are slowly getting longer as the Earth’s rotation slows. Humans have actually slowed it down to a measurable degree through climate change and melting icecaps.
Let’s distribute the extra time across all days.
Can someone do the math and find out how many seconds/minutes would be added to each day?
My understanding is you’d lose time that way actually because our days are actually just under 24 hours.
But they are slowly getting longer as the Earth’s rotation slows. Humans have actually slowed it down to a measurable degree through climate change and melting icecaps.