Karen Thompson Walker - Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had...

Karen Thompson Walker Zitate

Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the earth, shortening the length of our 24-hour day. Even though the change was extremely slight - only a few microseconds - I found the idea incredibly haunting.

Karen Thompson Walker

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Kurz nach dem indonesischen Erdbeben von 2004 las ich, dass das Erdbeben die Erdrotation beeinflusst und die Dauer unseres 24-Stunden-Tages verkürzt hat. Obwohl die Änderung extrem gering war - nur wenige Mikrosekunden -, fand ich die Idee unglaublich eindringlich.

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