Longest Day Of Your Life?
Is your day dragging on? Does today feel like it's the longest day of your life? Well, that's probably because today is the longest day. Blame the Moon – its gravitational effect on our planet creates tidal "bulges", which slowly transfer momentum from the Earth's rotation to the Moon's orbit. As a result, the Earth's rotation is slowing at a rate of around 0.02 seconds per century – and each day is fractionally longer than the day before. Therefore, the longest day on Earth is always today! - Quoted from www.guinnessworldrecords.com
Makes you wonder. How long will it be before the earth's rotation is so slow it can no longer drag the moon along it's orbit but instead, gets pulled backwards on reverse spin. Think about it...
And so, the sun shall trace its path back upon the sky, rising from whence it had set.
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