TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IS THE SHORTEST DAY EVER

Scientists believe that today – Wednesday, July 9 – could be the shortest day of your life as Earth’s accelerating rotation is expected to move quicker than ever before. They found that three days this summer, July 9, July 22, and August 5, are expected to be between 1.3 and 1.51 milliseconds shorter than the standard day. This is because Earth’s rotation has sped up in recent years. Although the exact reason is still a mystery, scientists believe there could be several factors that are making Earth spin faster, including changes in the atmosphere, the melting of glaciers, motion in the Earth’s core, and a weakening magnetic field. Earth normally takes 24 hours, or exactly 86,400 seconds, to complete one full rotation, which is called a solar day. Today, things are going a little faster. While the shortened day may seem insignificant, researchers have found that the time change can affect everything from satellite systems and GPS accuracy to how we measure time itself.
* I don’t know about you, but I’m knocking off early. Or putting in for overtime. I can’t figure out how to take advantage of this.
* Of course, if you work a night shift, just ignore the whole thing, you’ll sleep through it.
* How can we be spinning faster? Have you seen humans lately? We’re huge, so there should be more wind resistance.
* Only three days are shorter? So on those three days, the Earth speeds up and at the end of the day goes back to normal? See, there’s a reason some people don’t trust science.
* This is all Superman’s fault, when he made the world spin backwards to save Lois Lane.