▲ 892 ▼ A lot less blue too... Hmmmm.... (mander.xyz) submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments 1
[+] sga@piefed.social 11 points 7 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) You're correct. There are more factors involved too, including climate change, since more ice melting means more water as well, moving the mass away from poles to the center to also be affected by the mind pull too. All the factors end up changing things by about a millisecond per century. The effect is akin to a spinning figure skater having their arms up over their head vs directly out from their body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago* Fun fact: China has built such a massive dam that it has slowed down (albeit only slightly*) the Earth’s rotation *if i am not mistaken, it was just enough to be misured, nothing too crazy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) You're correct. There are more factors involved too, including climate change, since more ice melting means more water as well, moving the mass away from poles to the center to also be affected by the mind pull too. All the factors end up changing things by about a millisecond per century. The effect is akin to a spinning figure skater having their arms up over their head vs directly out from their body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago* Fun fact: China has built such a massive dam that it has slowed down (albeit only slightly*) the Earth’s rotation *if i am not mistaken, it was just enough to be misured, nothing too crazy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 point 7 months ago* Fun fact: China has built such a massive dam that it has slowed down (albeit only slightly*) the Earth’s rotation *if i am not mistaken, it was just enough to be misured, nothing too crazy permalink fedilink source parent