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Did The Chilean Quake Shift Earth's Axis
Terra Daily ^
| 3/12/2010
| Dr. Tony Phillips
Posted on 03/15/2010 7:58:12 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
"According to our calculations, the quake moved Earth's figure axis by about 3 inches (8 cm)," says geophysicist Richard Gross of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. WE'RE DOOMED!!!
We need to send Al Gore more money, or at leasty give him more awards.
To: lmr
I glad I ditched my ex-fiancee.
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:36:46 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: ETL
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:37:36 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: sonofstrangelove
we all need to go over the other side of the earth and push it back up
To: sonofstrangelove
It did affect GPS Do you have any sources for that? Although I found something on space craft communications, I couldn't find anything on GPS.
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:41:10 PM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: sonofstrangelove
This unloaded the crust and mantle of the Earth, allowing the planet to relax or “rebound” back into a more spherical shape.
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OOoooh! So that’s how the Earth stopped being flat! =P
Yeah, I’m a ‘flat Earther’, Mr Gore...
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:42:06 PM PDT
by
Irenic
To: ETL
I just remember reading it. It may be in the article
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:44:22 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: sonofstrangelove
Yes, evidently it did. All the sidehill wampuses here are running straight instead of in circles.
To: ETL
The key is GPS1. "Using a global network of GPS receivers, we can monitor the rotation of Earth with high precision," he says. "Changes in Earth's spin and the orientation of Earth's axes affect [the phase and timing of] signals we get from the satellites in Earth orbit." GPS is already used to monitor seasonal changes in Earth's spin. It turns out that tides, winds, ocean currents, and circulation patterns in Earth's molten core modulate Earth's rotation on a regular basis. For instance, a typical day in January is about 1 millisecond longer than a typical day in June. The roughly six-month variation is driven mainly by seasonal winds; there are also changes on time scales of weeks, years, decades and centuries. Earthquakes throw a "spike" into GPS signals, which Gross believes he can find
Its in the article if you read it.
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:47:27 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: BradyLS
Why its George W Bush’s fault. Where have you been? /s
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:48:16 PM PDT
by
bubman
To: sonofstrangelove
I had only read your excerpt. But I checked just now and saw it there. I was going to post the same paragraph that you just did which mentions it. Sorry for not checking the article first.
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03/15/2010 8:52:32 PM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: HiTech RedNeck
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posted on
03/15/2010 8:53:11 PM PDT
by
EBH
(The warning bell of Freedom is ringing, can you not hear it?)
To: sonofstrangelove
It’s interesting the way they describe the mechanics of it. They say that when a tectonic plate moves beneath another to a significant degree, it causes the earth to contract a little and therefore spin faster (like a figure skater pulling her arms in and spinning faster). But the Earth also pulls apart at rift centers such as the mid-oceanic spreading centers. I wonder how that affects the spin rate?
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:00:02 PM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: lmr
You realize, of course, there are a couple ways to interpret your comment ;-)
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:07:03 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
To: BradyLS
“Yeah, but whose FAULT is it??? /s”
Watching the local news a day or so after the quake, they were showing a woman who’s car was buried under a brick wall. She commented that the worst of all of it was that there was nobody to hold responsible for it!
(On a side note, I’m sure a good American lawyer could sue the person who put up the wall, the people who made the bricks, the people who made the car, etc)
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:07:32 PM PDT
by
villagerjoel
("The more I learn about islam, the more I want to eat pork." - rock_lobsta)
To: ETL
They’re also talking about changing the balance axis too?
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:08:28 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
To: AussieJoe
“we all need to go over the other side of the earth and push it back up”
Maybe Atlas shrugged again.
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:10:38 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: sonofstrangelove
I’ve been wondering why I missed that putt.
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:11:02 PM PDT
by
Minn
(Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
To: HiTech RedNeck
I don’t know. Would that cause a slight wobble in addition to a faster spin?
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03/15/2010 9:11:44 PM PDT
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ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: sonofstrangelove
"According to our calculations, the quake moved Earth's figure axis by about 3 inches (8 cm)," says geophysicist Richard Gross of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Rove, you magnificent bastard!
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posted on
03/15/2010 9:11:55 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
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