Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

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  1. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    SPACE.com Space.com Staff

    space.com – Tue Mar 2, 10:00 am ET
    The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.

    The quake, the seventh strongest earthquake in recorded history, hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 milliseconds, according to research scientist Richard Gross at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

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  2. Newreef15

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    I just saw that on fox news lol

    thats crazy
     
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  3. mikejrice

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    Even more amazing than it changing the length of a day, it shifted the planets axis by about 3". That's scary power!
     
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    Good! Thats 1.26 milliseconds less everyday until I can retire.
     
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    Wow! That was an amazingly powerful earthquake. When stuff like this happens it makes me realize how small and insignificant I am on this planet! haha
     
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    :cowboy: LOL :laugh5:
     
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    OK everyone needs to set their clocks back 1.26 ms.

    Jack
     
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    thats intense
     
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    just did. but it took forever lol
     
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    But you still get to pay your taxes
     
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