NegativeNull@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhy, oh why?!?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down18
arrow-up1320arrow-down1imageWhy, oh why?!?lemmy.worldNegativeNull@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoLet’s distribute the extra time across all days. Can someone do the math and find out how many seconds/minutes would be added to each day?
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 days agoMy understanding is you’d lose time that way actually because our days are actually just under 24 hours.
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoBut they are slowly getting longer as the Earth’s rotation slows. Humans have actually slowed it down to a measurable degree through climate change and melting icecaps.
minus-squarerenegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI think you’re confusing DST with leap days?
Let’s distribute the extra time across all days.
Can someone do the math and find out how many seconds/minutes would be added to each day?
My understanding is you’d lose time that way actually because our days are actually just under 24 hours.
But they are slowly getting longer as the Earth’s rotation slows. Humans have actually slowed it down to a measurable degree through climate change and melting icecaps.
I think you’re confusing DST with leap days?
Yeah, you’re right 😂