Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 According to NASA ... the earthquake in Chile (not Peru as previously reported) caused the Earth to fall off it's axis. This is causing shorter days. I never knew an earthquake could have such an impact on this world. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
karl Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 WOODY THAT is interesting but how can the days we shorten??? will we still have 24 hours in a day??? dgrimm60 Uh, that would be a "gotcha," Woody. Good one, dgrimm. Quote
Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 Not me ... NASA Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 I'm just the messenger folks. Please don't shoot the messenger!! Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted March 2, 2010 Members Posted March 2, 2010 The days are only shorter by milliseconds. I don't think you're going to notice. Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 WOODY SO NASA is that one saying that the days will be shorter hhhmmmmmmmm dgrimm60 Yes dgrimm. They say that we have now lost a little of our life because of that earthquake. And the scientist that was interviewed by Fox ... stated that we would lose that portion of life for all of eternity. Yes, a portion of each day for the rest of our days. Sad but True. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
karl Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Originally Posted By: dgrimm60 WOODY SO NASA is that one saying that the days will be shorter hhhmmmmmmmm dgrimm60 Yes dgrimm. They say that we have now lost a little of our life because of that earthquake. And the scientist that was interviewed by Fox ... stated that we would lose that portion of life for all of eternity. Yes, a portion of each day for the rest of our days. Sad but True. This is not totally sad. There are elements of wonderfulness! The merry-go-round has got to be spinning faster if the revolution time is shorter. Maybe the increased friction will cause global warming and bring on another optimal climate age. This changes EVERYTHING! Let's have a revolution. A faster one. Quote
Members phkrause Posted March 2, 2010 Members Posted March 2, 2010 Not sure that I even believe that? But maybe they have always known this and are just letting us in on this! Seems very strange that we've had all these earthquakes and now all of a sudden it will shorten the daylight of each day! pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 RUDYWOOFS I guess it is like leap year the extra mins but not that noticable dgrimm60 It may not be noticable to you. But personally ... I value each moment of my life. And now I have less life. Chile must have been very evil to bring this upon the planet. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
karl Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 Originally Posted By: dgrimm60 RUDYWOOFS I guess it is like leap year the extra mins but not that noticable dgrimm60 It may not be noticable to you. But personally ... I value each moment of my life. And now I have less life. Chile must have been very evil to bring this upon the planet. You should spend some time with my second aunt, Millie. We call her Millie 2nd. I hope there's some payoff from losing milliseconds. Maybe if we could get rid of some of our ohnoseconds at the same time it would be worth it. Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted March 2, 2010 Moderators Posted March 2, 2010 Less than milliseconds: microseconds. And no, your life will not be any shorter. Say I'm measuring a door frame, and the ruler shrinks a bit. The door frame is still the same size, I'll just get a different measurement. Same deal: your life is still the same length, the units you're measuring it in have just changed. Quote Truth is important
Moderators Bravus Posted March 2, 2010 Moderators Posted March 2, 2010 1.26 millionths of a second, according to this article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ ...and even then, there are a lot of 'should haves' and 'maybes' there... Quote Truth is important
Members phkrause Posted March 2, 2010 Members Posted March 2, 2010 1.26 millionths of a second, according to this article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ ...and even then, there are a lot of 'should haves' and 'maybes' there... So Bravus does this happen each time there's an earthquake? And if this is the case, why are we just hearing about this now? But like you say its no big deal anyway. pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 Good Question pk. If with each earthquake we lose a little of our life ... pretty soon it will amount to a lot. :( Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Members phkrause Posted March 2, 2010 Members Posted March 2, 2010 I actually was not thinking of it that way, but yes this does make sense, Woody and dgrimm! So Bravus let us know what the story is? pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 2, 2010 Members Posted March 2, 2010 And Bravus I have another question! When they say day, are they talking about the 24 hour day? or are they talking about the amount of light per day? pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Moderators Bravus Posted March 2, 2010 Moderators Posted March 2, 2010 Quote: So Bravus does this happen each time there's an earthquake? And if this is the case, why are we just hearing about this now? But like you say its no big deal anyway. No, the reason it would have happened (may have happened) this time is that a huge area of the sea floor, and hence a huge mass of rock and mud, was thrust upward by some distance. One of the articles I read compared it to an ice skater: if they extend their arms out from their bodies their spin slows, if they pull them in the spin speeds up. Similarly, some mass moved further out from the centre of the earth, slightly slowing the earth's rotation. Most earthquakes involve sideways movement along faultlines, not upward or downward movement, so would have no effect on the earth's rotation. It's possible that the earthquake that caused the disastrous Boxing Day tsunami a few years ago was an upthrusting quake (hence the tsunami), and therefore it may also have slightly affected the earth's rotation. The effects are miniscule, of course, and as I noted earlier, do not change the lengths of our lives by even those miniscule amounts... But I guess it's fun to play as if they do... Quote Truth is important
Woody Posted March 2, 2010 Author Posted March 2, 2010 Yes. Me 2. I am greatly relieved. :) Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Members phkrause Posted March 2, 2010 Members Posted March 2, 2010 Thanks for the info Bravus. Do you think that at the flood, we had this same situation? Because I would imagine that the earth must of had some very large EQs to cause massive amounts of water coming out of the earth? And if this EQ could knock the earth a little more off its axis, I wonder if this could've happen at the flood? pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Dottie Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 If each day is a little bit shorter, then we will have a larger number of days, and therefore will live longer!! Quote
Woody Posted March 3, 2010 Author Posted March 3, 2010 Yes Indeed Dottie. Good Point. But this is just getting more and more complicated. We DO need to get to the bottom of this so that I will know though. Keep up the good work folks. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Moderators Jeannieb43 Posted March 3, 2010 Moderators Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks, Bravus. It's great having a real scientist on board, to explain all this technical stuff. Quote Jeannie<br /><br /><br />...Change is inevitable; growth is optional....
Woody Posted March 3, 2010 Author Posted March 3, 2010 Well Jeannie. You could just listen to me I sleep at the Holiday Inn and listen to Fox News. :) Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
karl Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Similarly, some mass moved further out from the centre of the earth, slightly slowing the earth's rotation. Wait a millisecond, now. If the earth's rotation is slowed, we should be getting more time, not less per day. And what about those ohnoseconds? I want to get rid of some of them. Quote
Guest Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 Karl, the scientist I saw yesterday on the FNC explained it in detail. Except he said the exact opposite of what Bravus said. He said that the rotation had sped up by 1.6 milliseconds. He also compared it to a spinning ice skater, and said that it was like pulling the arms in. He went on to say that the earth had actually contracted. So you were right karl. in order to get less time, it has to speed up. Quote
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