Fit for a Sci-Fi Movie: NASA Claims China Can Slow Down Earth's Rotation with a Single Gesture

Fit for a Sci-Fi Movie: NASA Claims China Can Slow Down Earth's Rotation with a Single Gesture

The Three Gorges Dam, a colossal hydroelectric dam in central China, is not just the largest of its kind on Earth—it also holds a claim straight out of a science fiction story. According to NASA, the act of filling its massive reservoir can alter the planet’s rotation, ever so slightly increasing the length of our days. While the change is imperceptible in daily life, it underscores humanity’s capacity to influence planetary mechanics on a cosmi…

Would the Chinese really be able to stop or at least slow down the rotation speed of planet Earth? Well, at least according to NASA (American Space Agency) engineers, yes! But calm down, because it's not about any secret super technology, but about a geological condition, a dam known by the name of... The post Has Nasa gone insane? Agency says Chinese can stop Earth's rotation appeared first on The Antagonist.