Earth Was Spinning Faster Last Year Than at Any Other Time in The Past 50 Years

[Shawnster]

The 28 fastest days on record (since 1960) all occurred in 2020, with Earth completing its revolutions around its axis milliseconds quicker than average.

 

That's not particularly alarming – the planet's rotation varies slightly all the time, driven by variations in atmospheric pressure, winds, ocean currents and the movement of the core.

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-was-spinning-faster-last-year-than-at-any-other-time-in-the-past-50-years

 

So, yes, the Earth spun faster in 2020 but, no, it wasn't noticeable. 

[Brandon]

is that why they add a leap second to the clock every year or so

[Sheep]

Oh… I thought I felt a bit weightless at times last year. Like I was about to drift off into space…

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

And yet I felt like 2020 went sooooooo slow.... never was going to end....but it eventually did.

Old (Downunder) Tone

[EccentricM]

The Earth was trying to shake all the covidiots off of it.

[tekmantwo]

5 minutes ago, EccentricM said:

The Earth was trying to shake all the covidiots off of it.

Yeah, but all it actually accomplished was to concentrate them around the U.S. capitol.....

[New World Explorer]

So, if I am caught by Police speeding with my car a little, then I can quote sciencealert as authority? right?

 

Conversation between me, and Police.

It's not me mate... it's a speeding earth ....don't you read science articles? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small print: it's a joke, I try to not exceed speed limits in real life 

[My little flower]

Panting on to the end.

[Dustparticle]

12 hours ago, Shawnster said:

The 28 fastest days on record (since 1960) all occurred in 2020, with Earth completing its revolutions around its axis milliseconds quicker than average.

 

That's not particularly alarming – the planet's rotation varies slightly all the time, driven by variations in atmospheric pressure, winds, ocean currents and the movement of the core.

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-was-spinning-faster-last-year-than-at-any-other-time-in-the-past-50-years

 

So, yes, the Earth spun faster in 2020 but, no, it wasn't noticeable. 

Not noticeable? I wonder why I was getting dizzy and falling down all the time? I thought I was eating to much chocolate.

[Katty]

Even planet earth itself was trying to get 2020 over with faster.