Earth is going to spin much faster over the next few months — so fast that several days are going to get shorter (www.livescience.com)

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Earth is expected to spin more quickly in the coming weeks, making some of our days unusually short. On July 9, July 22 and Aug. 5, the position of the moon is expected to affect Earth's rotation so that each day is between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than normal.

I guess I need to cancel my plans today, not enough time in the day.

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[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

And you know it's not coming out of the work day

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