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I thought I felt something. rug Dec 2016 #1
Earthquakes can have an impact on this Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #2
Someday the moon will tidelock the earth. AtheistCrusader Dec 2016 #3
It already is. briv1016 Dec 2016 #7
It would be after the Sun becomes a red giant muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #9
Not necessarily. AtheistCrusader Dec 2016 #14
I've not heard anyone say that life of Earth could survive the red giant phase muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #15
Ah, gotcha. AtheistCrusader Dec 2016 #17
The earth will be uninhabitable in 600-800 million years Kotya Dec 2016 #23
My days are already long enough, dammit. Dobro In Utero Dec 2016 #4
All track records will now need asterisks itsrobert Dec 2016 #5
On the bright side, I can now lose weight by doing nothing! N/t Calista241 Dec 2016 #6
What? GummyBearz Dec 2016 #19
Whoever wrote this article probably voted for Trump - doesn't know shit about math progree Dec 2016 #8
that's 45 milliseconds extra in a year; add up all the years and you get the 7 hours muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #10
From the paper: "+1.8 ms per century" TwilightZone Dec 2016 #11
No, the LA Times has got it right; read the paper, about 'delta T' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #12
Ok, that makes more sense. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author progree Dec 2016 #16
Revision I. progree Dec 2016 #24
In the paper, they work out the delta T over centuries from observations muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #25
Well, there's some news I don't need to fret over. bluedigger Dec 2016 #18
We hear that the sun will go super nova in 4 or 5 billion years and burn the earth to a crisp. keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #20
Red giant, not supernova, but the end result is essentially the same for puny Earth n/t VWolf Dec 2016 #22
I thought it felt a little off. yurbud Dec 2016 #21
LOL underpants Dec 2016 #27
Its because of all the junk food. milestogo Dec 2016 #26
There you go! lol montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #29
Stop the world, I want to get off underpants Dec 2016 #28
I think it's because the Chinese are ticked off about that Trump call. pressbox69 Dec 2016 #30
If it stops I am definitely getting off. yellowcanine Dec 2016 #31
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