The earth is spinning faster than in 50 years

The earth is spinning faster than in 50 years

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The rotation of the earth is the fastest it has ever been in 50 years, which means that time is passing faster than in the last five decades. As reported by Daily Mail, because the earth rotates faster, time passes faster and now, according to scientists of the time frame, the 24-hour day ends just half a millisecond earlier. These timing scientists are now discussing whether a second should be removed from time to time to make a difference in the Earth’s faster rotation. This deletion of a second is a negative scare second, which has never been done before.“It is absolutely correct that the earth is now spinning faster than ever in the last 50 years,” senior researcher at the National Physical Laboratory’s time and frequency group, Peter Whibberly, told The Telegraph “It is quite possible that a negative leap second will be needed if the rotational speed of the earth increases further … and it is also possible that the need for a negative leap second could cause the decision to end the leap seconds. “

Although a negative leap second can be a first for the world, a change in the literal timeline of the earth is nothing new. As indicated by Daily Mail, since the 1970s, 27 leap seconds have been added to the time to keep the atomic time in line with solar time.

Jumping seconds are added when the earth takes longer than 24 hours to complete a single rotation, and this has happened quite a lot over the past few decades. Scientists saw an increase in the Earth’s rotational speed in mid-2020. We would like to think that the Man of Steel himself, Superman, is behind this, because he is no stranger to flying around the earth to waste time, but knowing the change started happening last year, it probably has something to do with 2020 and everything that went through the year.

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Daily Mail reports that on July 19, 2020, scientists noticed that the day was 1.4602 milliseconds shorter than usual, which was the shortest day since records of a day’s length began. The shortest day before July 19 last year took place in 2005. That 2005 record has been broken 28 times in the last twelve months, and the days go by on average half a second faster.

Does half a second of time really matter? For those living out their normal days, a half second will probably not matter, but it can matter for things like satellites and communications relays, which rely on atomic time that exactly corresponds to solar time. Therefore, scientists discuss the use of a negative scarecrow second. The only time will (literally) learn what they decide to do.

While waiting for the decision, look at this story where some scientists claim to have a parallel universe where time goes backwards, and then read what the chances are that we live 50-50 in a simulation. If you want all the scientific discussions about watching a sci-fi show, check out our list of the best sci-fi movies on Netflix right now.

Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide for IGN. You can follow him Twitter @LeBlancWes.

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