Scientists concerned as Earth 'spins faster than usual'

Researchers at the UK's National Physical Laboratory have found the Earth is "spinning faster than normal", which makes days shorter than usual.

Scientists recorded the shortest day on record on June 29 after the Earth's full rotation took 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours.

Experts have warned there would be drastic changes to the time and date on computer systems if the irregularity continues.

Astrophysicist Graham Jones said if the Earth's fast rotation continues, it could lead to a "negative leap second which could create problems for IT systems".

[ristorantanen]

Im just waiting for an explination of why im to blame for this and how taxing us can slow the planet down again

[kiwifruit]

Carbon tax won’t fix that one lol. How are they going to spin this one ☝️

[callumbillington]

Anyone nearing 25-30 will probably remember the millennium bug back in 2000. All computers would fail, planes falling from the sky etc 🤣 so don't worry, be happy

[gregdickinson]

They are concerned that we aren’t scared of enough things

[hemant]

Now I know why I was unable to complete my daily goals, was falsely blaming myself for procrastination 😂

[gardenkitty]

Cool, the Earth is going to spin out and we won't have to put up with Wokeness anymore....such a relief!

[shiroshika]

Oh that explains my dizziness and why I seem to run out of time constantly

[LC_from_MO]

WTF? We’d better reset all our clocks.
But then again I should have been underwater by now…

[timpryor]

Only 26 years left to save the planet. We need a Time Tax to help fight Rotation Change.

[lionsden]

The earth has undergone drastic changes for billions of years now. I wouldn’t take this too seriously.

[anustudio]

“The Hour will not be established until time passes rapidly, such that a year is like a month, a month is like a week, a week is like a day, a day is like an hour, and an hour is like the flicker of a flame.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2332
big sign for the disbilievers

[tomr]

So this is why time seems like it's going fast!

[mevisface]

How about explaining how the moon speeds up and slows down along our path around the sun, while maintaining consistent orbit around the earth?

[Ad_Astra_]

It's everyone leaning too far the wrong way.

[rahn]

Oh so we're doing the year 2000 all the computers are going to explode scare again huh?

[Diponty]

0:35 The term "wait a second" comes to mind.

[thenorm]

Well if the expression the world is spinning out of control means anything, I guess here we are😂

[fbeale]

Is there a Tax we can pay to slow it down, or does that only work with global warming.

[HettiJay]

It’s not spinning. Time is going by faster because of CERN.

[daveo]

Spinning faster means days (and nights) are shorter. This has been mentioned in certain theology based books. It also does other things. The question is, *How did it manage to spin faster?*