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Warming and Slowing the World

Posted by Hemos on from the slowing-things-down dept.

chrisleonard writes "We all know that global warming is supposed to heat the planet up, but did you know that it might also slow it down? According to a report from Belgium's Royal Observatory (as reported here by astronomy.com), if the days seem a little longer to you than they used to, it might not be just old age catching up with you. Would it be wrong to call the interaction of the world's warming temperatures and its slowing rotation ... a snowball effect?"

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  1. Who needs longer days? by Styx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now longer nights, on the other hand... More time for [insert favourite nocturnal activity here] :-)

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  2. Re:*gasp* [to the moderators] by PhatKat · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Please don't mod this any higher... Keep looking for something funnier than this. If you can't find a funnier post for this article, you shouldn't be reading /. for the jokes.

  3. you should stop listening to Rush by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you actually read the two out of 300 stories you would know that the shooter stopped because he ran out of bullets, and not because some other kids were pointing guns at him. In fact he was so unfazed that he punched some one while those kids were pointing guns at him. In the end he had to be tackled. So there you have it. And i repeat dont listen to rush he lies to you.

    1. Re:you should stop listening to Rush by Malcontent · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      People like him can not think on their own. Rush is their god and whatever he says must be true.

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      War is necrophilia.