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pavel_lishin
3 months ago
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Reverse geocoding is hard
Damn! 7cm per year feels blazing fast when you consider the fact that it's a whole continent.
niccl
3 months ago
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A way to think about it I've seen a few times: continental drift is roughly the same order of magnitude as the rate your fingernails grow!
anotherevan
3 months ago
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We're coming for you!
XorNot
3 months ago
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I mean I'm still mind blown that the Three Gorges dam in China literally changed the rotational speed of the Earth, and thus the length of the day.
voidUpdate
3 months ago
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You can change the length of the day just by spinning counterclockwise :P
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