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Plan on it.

Don't miss it!

Coming your way!

12-31-05 @ 19:00 Standby.

The Earth is Slowing Down.

Clock on it.

Joe

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Will this effect the Matrix?

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Maybe...

Do you know how far in distance has the earth slowed down rotating this
year?

Joe

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Joe:

A day is measured by the earth rotating about its axis.

The year is measured by the earth rotating about the sun's axis.

So which rotation is responsible for the leap-second?

Are the rotations linked or mutually exclusive?

The moon slows the earth's rotation due to the gravitational propagation
delay. Does it also cause the earth to take longer to go around the sun?

The moon is at it's point of lowest rotational potential with respect to the
earth. Relative to earth, the moon does not rotate, we always see the same
face.

The earth is striving for its lowest rotational potentail with respect to
the sun. Eventually, the earth will stop rotating and one side will always
face the sun.

I think Texas will wind up where the sun doesn't shine.

Amen!

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It's is the rotation of the earth mostly slowed because of the friction
of tides.

This results in a small but continuous slowing down, so that the day is
now about two milliseconds longer than it was 200 years ago.

You do the math it will be several billion years before the earth stops
spinning, and Texas will stop in the Sunshine.

Joe

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"Joe" wrote in message
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It's is the rotation of the earth mostly slowed because of the friction
of tides.

The oceans rotate with the earth and tides are pulled with and against the
rotation of the earth almost equally and averaged over time, equally. How
could friction be a primary cause of the earth slowing?

If I roll an iron ball near a magnet and it slows down is it friction?

This leads us to believe all is well:

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html

However:

http://www.zetatalk.com/theword/tworx385.htm

Shows something is clearly amiss!

A great source on short term variations:

http://bowie.gsfc.nasa.gov/ggfc/tides/intro.html

Clearly shows tidal speeding.

This is the best source:

http://hpiers.obspm.fr/webiers/general/earthor/ROT.html

I'm really worried about the wobbling on the axis. Think of your gyros (not
the sandwich).

Would you rather have them wobble or just slow down?

Or would you just cover it all with taziki sauce and forget about the whole
thing?

Amen!

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With the time frames involved I'd go the sauce route.

Joe