Earthquake: Will WWV skip or add seconds?
 

If the earth slows down or speeds up, our clocks might be wrong. To synchronize
celestial time with earth time, WWV makes occasional adjustments to UTC.
What will happen this time?

Excerpt of news story:

Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute, likened the
quake's power to detonating a million atomic bombs the size of those dropped on
Japan during World War II, and said the shaking was so powerful it even
disturbed the Earth's rotation.

``All the planet is vibrating'' from the quake, he told Italian state radio.
Other scientists said it was early too say whether the rotation was affected by
the quake.

Radioman390 wrote:

If the earth slows down or speeds up, our clocks might be wrong. To synchronize
celestial time with earth time, WWV makes occasional adjustments to UTC.
What will happen this time?

I think the Italian was a bit overly excited. But yes, adjustments are made to UTC
time on occassion.

And of course the planet was vibrating, that is why even seismometers in the US and
other areas are readily able to pinpoint the epicenter of any earthquake on earth.

Stay calm.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



Excerpt of news story:

Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute, likened the
quake's power to detonating a million atomic bombs the size of those dropped on
Japan during World War II, and said the shaking was so powerful it even
disturbed the Earth's rotation.

``All the planet is vibrating'' from the quake, he told Italian state radio.
Other scientists said it was early too say whether the rotation was affected by
the quake.

Harveyat8c43z0 wrote:

If the earth slows down or speeds up, our clocks might be wrong.

Heres what you do.
Show up to work a hour early.
When your Boss asks you why
- Tell him it's because of The Tidal Waves..



T

I'd rather show up an hour late and blame it on the expansion of the
universe. :)

"Radioman390" wrote
``All the planet is vibrating'' from the quake, he told Italian state
radio.
Other scientists said it was early too say whether the rotation was
affected by
the quake.

And the earth just yawned, unimpressed with its own bowel movements, let
alone anything its riders can do to it.

Radioman390 wrote:

If the earth slows down or speeds up, our clocks might be wrong. To synchronize
celestial time with earth time, WWV makes occasional adjustments to UTC.
What will happen this time?

Excerpt of news story:

Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute, likened the
quake's power to detonating a million atomic bombs the size of those dropped on
Japan during World War II, and said the shaking was so powerful it even
disturbed the Earth's rotation.

``All the planet is vibrating'' from the quake, he told Italian state radio.
Other scientists said it was early too say whether the rotation was affected by
the quake.


The entire planet vibrated from the Alaska quake in 1964, too, but it
didn't affect the earth's general rotation.

"running dogg" wrote in message
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Radioman390 wrote:

The entire planet vibrated from the Alaska quake in 1964, too, but it
didn't affect the earth's general rotation.

Speaking of Alaska, Steve Quale on Coast to Coast AM
(Art Bell's former radio carnival kook sideshow) and Pravda
have both said that the HAARP *caused* the Sumatra Earthquake
of 2005 and it's all some big conspiracy.

How so predictable eh.......?

IT'S GETTIN AWFUL CROWDED UP THERE ON THE
GRASSY KNOLL! (ro'ing-tflmao at these radio kooks on C to C AM !)

Radioman390 wrote:

If the earth slows down or speeds up, our clocks might be wrong. To synchronize
celestial time with earth time, WWV makes occasional adjustments to UTC.
What will happen this time?

According to some reports, the day might have been shortened by 3 microseconds.

Again, I caution you to remain calm. Stay in your home(s) until this all gets
sorted out.

Wouldn't want you out there running around not knowing what time it really is.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

3 whole microseconds! woohoo! Extra holiday time, no, wait a minute ---
that means I have to work an extra 3 microseconds every single day. that's
no good. If I set up a large gyroscope in my back yard and attach it to a
motor, can I speed the earth up again?

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Radioman390 wrote:

If the earth slows down or speeds up, our clocks might be wrong. To
synchronize
celestial time with earth time, WWV makes occasional adjustments to UTC.
What will happen this time?

According to some reports, the day might have been shortened by 3
microseconds.

Again, I caution you to remain calm. Stay in your home(s) until this all
gets
sorted out.

Wouldn't want you out there running around not knowing what time it really
is.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"-=jd=-" wrote in message

Doubtful - I'm pretty sure it takes special blue pajamas with a
big red "S" on the chest to do that...


-=jd=-

Hi jd. You can find em on Ebay from time to time. :)

B.H.

Brian Hill wrote:
"-=jd=-" wrote in message


Doubtful - I'm pretty sure it takes special blue pajamas with a
big red "S" on the chest to do that...


-=jd=-


Hi jd. You can find em on Ebay from time to time. :)


Those are all fakes. **I** bought the real thing about four years ago.

mike-el




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