[Python-ideas] OT: slowing rotation [was: High Precision datetime]

Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Fri May 18 04:56:09 EDT 2018


On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 6:27 PM, Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml at behnel.de> wrote:
> Greg Ewing schrieb am 18.05.2018 um 10:05:
>> Ethan Furman wrote:
>>> How long before the earth stops rotating?
>>
>> Apparently about 1.9 trillion years.
>
> So, does that mean we now need to hold our breath for 1.9 british trillion
> years or 1.9 american trillion years?

I'm not sure. How long will it take for people to agree on a meaning
for "trillion"?

Oh wait, that's even longer.

ChrisA


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