11 April 2025

366.24

Did you know that every year the earth actually rotates 366.24 times?

"But there are only 365 days in a year!" I hear you object.

Both are true.

We lose a "day" each year to our rotation around the sun.

Neat, huh?

Posted by Angus McThag at 13:56
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5 comments:

  1. Terrapod12 April, 2025 08:14

    So? Just add a leap year every 365 years and call it good.

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  2. Aesop12 April, 2025 13:24

    IIRC, the span is 365 1/4ish days, hence a Feb. 29th every fourth year.

    Then again, I know a couple of people born on Feb. 29th, who look forward to getting Social Security checks before their 16th birthday.

    Time is a little weird.

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    1. Angus McThag12 April, 2025 16:53

      365.24 days, 366.24 rotations. We don't see that extra "day" because we are also orbiting the sun.

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  3. Daosus12 April, 2025 20:12

    That +1 gets me every time I look at planetary gear systems, too.

    Daosus

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    1. Angus McThag13 April, 2025 00:55

      Planetaries are something I understand while I'm actually looking at them that I have to figure out from scratch every time I come back to them.

      It's a strange thing.

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