I’ve always wanted more time in my day. Well according to NASA, the atomic clock people, and trusty science, if I can just live another 900 million years or so, I’ll have an extra 6 or so hours in the day. a 30 hour day! every parents dream!

Here’s the science: the Earth is slowing down in it’s rotation, and 900 million years ago the day as we know it was only 18 hours long.

This has all kinds of wacky side effects. When I have my 30 hour day, I’ll actually weight more (and not just because I’m getting fat in my old age) because the Earth is spinning slower and there is less centrifugal force pushing out me up and off the Earth. 900 million years ago, the Earth was spinning faster, and a 150 lbs person with a 24hr day, would weigh 0.8 pounds less… or so.

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