Tsunami moves North Pole, shortens length of day!!

[Kirby]

Daytime is now 2.68 microseconds shorter because of last month's tsunami.

The massive force unleashed by an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia altered the shape of Earth in a number of minute yet significant ways, NASA scientists have determined.

In data released this week, NASA determined that the Dec. 26 earthquake moved the North Pole, which constantly jiggles slightly, 2.5 centimeters--about an inch--in an eastward shift that is part of a long-term seismic shift.

Earth also became slightly more round, as the planet's oblateness, the quality of being flattish on top and bulging at the equator, decreased by a small amount. Further, daytime decreased by 2.68 microseconds because Earth now spins slightly faster on its axis. The phenomenon is similar to a figure skater in a twirl pulling his or her arms in slightly closer.

 

[Dave8812]

Hmmmm, interesting. So now that the days are shorter, i'm 2.68 microseconds older every day that i should be... Because before the shift lets just say a day is exacly 24 hours. Subtract 2.68 microseconds from each day for a week. Before the tsunami I would be one week older in one week. Now after it, i will be one week older(before tsunami time) 18.76 microseconds sooner than before. Wow, that totaly made sense to me, but i'm sure everyone who actually bothered to read this is totaly confused. Sorry about that, it's 1:15am and i'm trying to think WAY too hard.

 

[tool fan]

Hmmmm, interesting. So now that the days are shorter, i'm 2.68 microseconds older every day that i should be... Because before the shift lets just say a day is exacly 24 hours. Subtract 2.68 microseconds from each day for a week. Before the tsunami I would be one week older in one week. Now after it, i will be one week older(before tsunami time) 18.76 microseconds sooner than before. Wow, that totaly made sense to me, but i'm sure everyone who actually bothered to read this is totaly confused. Sorry about that, it's 1:15am and i'm trying to think WAY too hard.

The fact that you even wrote that mess gets my big amd I now the the words I read from yor posts.

 

[gizzy]

The poles constantly move an average of about 25 miles a year. Every few years, some airports have to change their runway numbers due to the changes.

 

[Dave8812]

The fact that you even wrote that mess gets my big amd I now the the words I read from yor posts.

Ha ha, I can't belive i actually thought of that. My mind does some crazy things when I should be sleeping... Maybe I was sleeping I should go to bed.