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Chilean Earthquake Shortened Earth's Day

Posted by kdawson on from the ice-skater-effect dept.

ailnlv writes "Days on Earth just got shorter. The recent earthquake in Chile shifted the planet's axis by about 8 cm and shortened days by 1.26 microseconds 'The changes can be modeled, though they're difficult to detect physically given their small size. ... Some changes may be more obvious, and islands may have shifted. ... Santa Maria Island off the coast near Concepcion, Chile’s second-largest city, may have been raised 2 meters (6 feet) as a result of the latest quake ...'"

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  1. Maybe this is why... by sixteenbitsamurai · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    the PlayStation Network went down?

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    1. Re:Maybe this is why... by sixteenbitsamurai · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Offtopic for a bad joke, huh. Sucks to be me, I guess.

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    2. Re:Maybe this is why... by phantomfive · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I don't know if you care, but if you get modded down a lot, the reason might be that your writing isn't very clear and people don't understand what you're trying to say. I had to read that three times before I understood what you were saying.

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  2. What's with the red headline bar? by fishexe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've never seen that before.

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  3. Re:Did this affect climate by decoy256 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Right... because it's "crazy" to not want government encroaching on every aspect of our lives. Fiscal responsibility is also "crazy".

  4. Re:Did this affect climate by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hi, please point out a reputable news source from this list I'll wait.

    If you have nothing constructive to say, say nothing. You sound like a moron.

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  5. Big Threat by hineliyaa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Such earth quakes are a threat to life on earth. We must find a solution to this problem. http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/acai-optimum-review-get-free-trial-now-1704552.html

  6. Re:How often do such quakes occur? by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is that why we dumped Pluto as a planet? We were looking for something smoother and hotter?

    Oh yeah!

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