Here are some youtube videos, or articles that caught my eye - from the New York Times, Consumer Reports, Popular Science etc.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Three Gorges dam slowed the earth's spinning
Picture a figure skater spinning with arms stretched out. When the skater pulls in their arms, the spin speeds up; when they extend their arms, they slow down. Similarly, Earth's spin slows by a tiny amount when more mass moves away from its axis. The reservoir is like the skater's arms stretched out, causing a subtle slowdown of about 0.06 microseconds in the length of each day.
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