tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978191009449322702.post7301615303354423852..comments2024-03-13T21:34:30.475-04:00Comments on The Agatelady: Adventures and Events: The Length of our Day is getting Longer -- ReallyKaren Brzyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682821985791547514noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978191009449322702.post-27941420241409012102012-02-17T18:04:20.263-05:002012-02-17T18:04:20.263-05:00But on the shorter time scales sometimes the crust...But on the shorter time scales sometimes the crust of the earth rotates faster and makes the days shorter than they were. See the plots at<br />http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/dutc.html<br />and note in particular that 100 years ago the earth took 3 ms longer to rotate once than it does today. It just happens that 1912 was the year of the slowest rotation in recorded history.Steve Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390599836623957502noreply@blogger.com