“NASA says that the dam slowed earth down by 0.06 microseconds, which means that our day is now a teeny bit longer than it was before. But it’s not just time that changed. The changing of the earth’s rotation also changed the positions of the North and South Poles by 0.8 inches.” that article waffles on way too long before it gets to the point.
Mr4528 on
Didn’t one of the earthquakes in New Zealand change the poles too?
socialis-philosophus on
So if we build a bigger damn in the opposite direction, will it speed things up and make the days shorter?
LushSatinGleam on
really how??
doomiestdoomeddoomer on
After reading the article, that is pretty wild that humans can build things that affect the earths rotation at all. But also that we have the capability to measure it.
Dangerous_Clothes_21 on
What absolute garbage.
Imaginary_Yak4336 on
Lifting a penny off of the ground slows down the Earth’s rotation.
Dangerous_Clothes_21 on
As if anything we humans make can do this. Change the rotation of a planet come on seriously.
horitaku on
When folks say human industry can’t have that much of a sway on the planet 🫠
HomerSimping on
“Trust me bro” science.
AnotherIjonTichy on
Damn!
allseeingbe on
Western_Ad_682 on
Everything changes the earth rotation. Even a step by a human. It just about how much
AchillesSkywalker on
The real solution to imperfect calendars.
Reddit-M-Sucks on
I will tell my boss this is why I’m late tomorrow. Dam
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Link to article [here](https://mishpacha.com/the-dam-that-slowed-down-earth/)
“NASA says that the dam slowed earth down by 0.06 microseconds, which means that our day is now a teeny bit longer than it was before. But it’s not just time that changed. The changing of the earth’s rotation also changed the positions of the North and South Poles by 0.8 inches.” that article waffles on way too long before it gets to the point.
Didn’t one of the earthquakes in New Zealand change the poles too?
So if we build a bigger damn in the opposite direction, will it speed things up and make the days shorter?
really how??
After reading the article, that is pretty wild that humans can build things that affect the earths rotation at all. But also that we have the capability to measure it.
What absolute garbage.
Lifting a penny off of the ground slows down the Earth’s rotation.
As if anything we humans make can do this. Change the rotation of a planet come on seriously.
When folks say human industry can’t have that much of a sway on the planet 🫠
“Trust me bro” science.
Damn!
Everything changes the earth rotation. Even a step by a human. It just about how much
The real solution to imperfect calendars.
I will tell my boss this is why I’m late tomorrow. Dam
Based
Well damn
I knew it.
The earthquake which generated the [Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004](https://www.nature.com/news/2004/041229/full/news041229-6.html) sped up the earth’s rotation.
Action vs. counter-action.
Dam!
Also screwed up the other river systems downstream and now those countries have to beg china to release more water
I mean technically I altered the earth’s rotation when I rolled out of bed in the morning. You did too.
How can they tell it was caused by this dam in particular
And burning more fossil fuel saves the world, amirite?
Dam That River!
And in a century it’ll mean our clocks are slower by 2 seconds
Wait, so it was dem there Chinese that are responsible fer dat Global Warming /S
The Canadian Photographer Ed Burtynsky [documented the construction](https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/projects/photographs/china) of this damn; as well as the relocation of many of the villages to be flooded.