MC Post 608: 8.8 Quake in Chile May have Shortened our Day.

By 6.8 microseconds.

Link: http://www.tonic.com/article/chile-earthquake-shortens-days/

Not to Mention a Shift in the Earth's FIGURE Axis...

By 2.76 inches.

Earth's figure axis (the axis on which 

Earth's mass is balanced) 

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Earth’s figure axis is not the

same as its north-south axis; they 

are offset by about 33 feet.

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Science Can Be Daunting...

Wingman.

Tomorrow's  Post:

When Less CAN Mean More.

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