Comment on The Chinese calendar is 4721 years old. Did it have the same problem as the Julian calendar with an imprecise number of days per year?

RespectMyAuthoriteh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• MxM111@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You are wrong. It is easier to adjust earth rotation, so that there are exactly 365 days in a year. Well, maybe 256 is better.

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  • Rouxibeau@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    360

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  • finn_der_mensch@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Easier to calculate with years AND longer days? Take my money, I’m in

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• 3laws@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Actually, it’s cheaper to just move water around. The Chinese did it, so can the world.

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  • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m intrigued by your comment, what are you referencing?

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    • Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The 3 Gorges Dam in China slowed the Earth’s rotation by .06 microseconds per day due to the amount of water moved altering the Earth’s moment of inertia

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    • GingeyBook@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      interestingengineering.com/…/13-facts-about-the-c…

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    • 3laws@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      My bad, added a link.

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  • Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Some weird grammar in that article. I thought it was AI at first.

    a figure skater attempting to spin faster will draw her arms tight to her bodies, and thereby reduce her moment of inertia.

    How many bodies does she have?

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    • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      draw her arms tight to her bodies boobies

      Fixed it.

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    • 3laws@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Those blade skates can kill a couple dozen people before they dull out. I’d say 69.

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• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And the fun part about orbital mechanics is you get that faster orbit by decelerating the earth. Orbital mechanics are a little ironic, don’t ya think?

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