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Posted: 3/2/2010 1:49:32 PM EDT
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Yes. As a side note, the earthquake in Chili also shortened our daylight hours. Who would have thunk it?
By MALCOLM RITTER; AP Science Writer Published: 03/02/10 8:34 am | Updated: 03/02/1012:03 pm Earth's days may have gotten a little bit shorter since the massive earthquake in Chile, but don't feel bad if you haven't noticed. The difference would be only about one-millionth of a second. Richard Gross, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and colleagues calculated that Saturday's quake shortened the day by 1.26 microseconds. A microsecond is one-millionth of a second. The length of a day is the time it takes for the planet to complete one rotation - 86,400 seconds or 24 hours. An earthquake can make Earth rotate faster by nudging some of its mass closer to the planet's axis, just as ice skaters can speed up their spins by pulling in their arms. Conversely, a quake can slow the rotation and lengthen the day if it redistributes mass away from that axis, Gross said Tuesday. Gross said the calculated changes in length of the day are permanent. So a bunch of big quakes could add up to make the day shorter, "but these changes are very, very small." So small, in fact, that scientists can't record them directly. Gross said actual observations of the length of the day are accurate to five-millionths of a second. His estimate of the effect of the Chile quake is only a quarter of that span. "I'll certainly look at the observations when they come in," Gross said, but "I doubt I'll see anything." 
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Too bad that guys math is worthless, because it's a zero sum kind of deal.
I'll see if I can search up visual examples of why, but: In short, the days can't get shorter that way unless they've already gotten longer. 
Ah, thank you wiki. Here we go:  Drawing of tectonic plate boundary before earthquake
 Overriding plate bulges under strain, causing tectonic uplift.
 Plate slips, causing subsidence and releasing energy into water.
 The energy released produces tsunami waves.
Sure, the the 3rd and 4th pictures the earths mass does move closer to it's core. So I guess that could speed it's rotation. But that's forgetting that first the mass has to move away from the core (higher altitude) in picture 2. If moving centripetally speeds up the earth, then moving centrufugally slows it down. So it has to slow down before it can speed up (IF the centripetal shift is caused by an earthquake of that type). Which is why it's a zero sum kind of deal.
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Too bad that guys math is worthles, because it's a zero sum kind of deal. I'll see if I can search up visual examples of why, but: In short, the days can't get shorter that way unless they've already gotten longer. Are you a scientist at NASA? 
Do you believe everything others tell you, or do you ever think for yourself?
EXACT same kinda deal. Sucks when it cuts both ways, eh?
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Why do you think I am riding you like a circus animal? Because that's what people who sit at home all day do. Yet another thing you could do to better yourself..... Go outside and get some fresh air. Then go back inside and thank your woman for putting up with you. 
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Because that's what people who sit at home all day do. Would you like to step into my dojo? Then try and figure out how it got built with me sitting around all day. Subs? Just tryin' to help.  Now come on Matt45..... That would require licenses and permits. |
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Quoted: Quoted: ItchyRim™ Must be something you get while digging for clams. http://blog.oregonlive.com/environment_impact/2008/05/razorclam.5.21.JPG  Pretty sure I caught it from the dog. He's been dragging his ass on the carpet all week. |
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ItchyRim™ Must be something you get while digging for clams. http://blog.oregonlive.com/environment_impact/2008/05/razorclam.5.21.JPG Pretty sure I caught it from the dog. He's been dragging his ass on the carpet all week. Well, that would explain the look on his face.
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Yes. As a side note, the earthquake in Chili also shortened our daylight hours. Who would have thunk it? By MALCOLM RITTER; AP Science Writer Published: 03/02/10 8:34 am | Updated: 03/02/1012:03 pm Earth's days may have gotten a little bit shorter since the massive earthquake in Chile, but don't feel bad if you haven't noticed. The difference would be only about one-millionth of a second. Richard Gross, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and colleagues calculated that Saturday's quake shortened the day by 1.26 microseconds. A microsecond is one-millionth of a second. The length of a day is the time it takes for the planet to complete one rotation - 86,400 seconds or 24 hours. An earthquake can make Earth rotate faster by nudging some of its mass closer to the planet's axis, just as ice skaters can speed up their spins by pulling in their arms. Conversely, a quake can slow the rotation and lengthen the day if it redistributes mass away from that axis, Gross said Tuesday. Gross said the calculated changes in length of the day are permanent. So a bunch of big quakes could add up to make the day shorter, "but these changes are very, very small." So small, in fact, that scientists can't record them directly. Gross said actual observations of the length of the day are accurate to five-millionths of a second. His estimate of the effect of the Chile quake is only a quarter of that span. "I'll certainly look at the observations when they come in," Gross said, but "I doubt I'll see anything." Ok, they milked global warming for all they can and now the facts are starting to come back to bite them on their asses. Their answer : change gears. The world is going to end, seismic events will destroy the earth. These guy have just taken on the Green Peace / Sea Shepherd business model. It's not about saving the whales from the Japanese, hell if the Japanese quit killing whales all the Green Peace funding would dry up. It is all about innovative people looking for a cause they can ride to a fat pay cheque. |
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I was in Sicily for a while. Can't remember the name of of the town... Sigonella maybe? Anyhow, the food in the chowhall was strikingly similar to the food in the chowhall in the US. Same thing at the Mcdonalds. The glamor of traveling abroad was lost on me. LMAO |
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I was in Sicily for a while. Can't remember the name of of the town... Sigonella maybe? Anyhow, the food in the chowhall was strikingly similar to the food in the chowhall in the US. Same thing at the Mcdonalds. The glamor of traveling abroad was lost on me. You were in the fucking Navy, your chow was about one step worse than Air force food, and three steps above Army slop. WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW? 
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Well shit, the way this thread is going ....let's toss this in here:
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These guy have just taken on the Green Peace / Sea Shepherd NRA-ILA business model. It's not about saving the whales guns from the Japanese gun grabbers, hell if the Japanese gun grabbers quit killing whales see the error of their ways, all the Green Peacemembership and campaign funding would dry up. It is all about innovative people looking for a cause they can ride to a fat pay cheque. Yeah...that oughta help. 
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These guy have just taken on the <snip> It is all about innovative people looking for a cause they can ride to a fat pay cheque. Yeah...that oughta help. This Some-Guy person??............... is he new??, did he bring beer??, did he fill out the require questionaire.??? |
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It is all about innovative people looking for a cause they can ride to a fat pay cheque. Yeah...that oughta help. This Some-Guy person??............... is he new??, did he bring beer??, did he fill out the require questionaire.??? Yeah, he brought beer  but unfortunately he drove it here after having a few.
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