Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Usual, Leading to the Shortest Day Ever Recorded (opens in new tab)

(popularmechanics.com)

11 pointstoby-3y ago7 comments

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"This story is just for Pop Mech members."

I really want to flag headlines that require registration in order to access, but I'm not sure if that's within the guidelines.

kencausey3y ago

Here you go: https://archive.ph/JIIPO

toby-OP3y ago

Ah, really? I'm sorry. It lets me read the full article and I'm unregistered (from the UK).

iam-TJ3y ago

All the headlines are based on news bulletin and data from International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems (IERS) service [0] on 2nd August 2022 [1]

[0] https://www.iers.org/IERS/EN/NewsMeetings/News/news.html

[1] https://datacenter.iers.org/data/latestVersion/207_BULLETIN_...

_moof3y ago

Quick, everybody get on the roof and put your hands up!

whoomp123423y ago

shorter than how long it took me to not read this article due to paywall?

toby-OP3y ago

I'm in the UK and could read the article. Sorry, I didn't realise there was a paywall at all.

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kbelder3y ago

"This story is just for Pop Mech members."

I really want to flag headlines that require registration in order to access, but I'm not sure if that's within the guidelines.

kencausey3y ago

Here you go: https://archive.ph/JIIPO

toby-OP3y ago

Ah, really? I'm sorry. It lets me read the full article and I'm unregistered (from the UK).

iam-TJ3y ago

All the headlines are based on news bulletin and data from International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems (IERS) service [0] on 2nd August 2022 [1]

[0] https://www.iers.org/IERS/EN/NewsMeetings/News/news.html

[1] https://datacenter.iers.org/data/latestVersion/207_BULLETIN_...

_moof3y ago

Quick, everybody get on the roof and put your hands up!

whoomp123423y ago

shorter than how long it took me to not read this article due to paywall?

toby-OP3y ago

I'm in the UK and could read the article. Sorry, I didn't realise there was a paywall at all.

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