Rotating Events in Our Time

Whether it’s the planets rotating around the sun, or shift workers who switch between day and night alterations our time is shaped by a variety of spinning events. Some occur every day while others can be unpredictable and irregular.

Precession is among these rotating events that occurs more frequently. It is the Earth’s gradual wobble on its axis of rotation. This wobble is similar to a slightly off-center rotating toy top. This tilting of the axis in relation to fixed stars (inertial space) has a duration of 25,771.5 years. This is the reason Ferris wheels carousels, ferris wheels and other fun rides in parks must be equipped with a solid bar that runs from side to side. The Coriolis effect is another rotating phenomenon. It is a mysterious force that pushes a moving body system, which influences its revolving movement on a weather scale. This is responsible for a myriad of weather conditions, which includes the alternating directions of cyclones within the Upper and Southern hemispheres.

While the majority of people are aware that the earth rotates on its axis 24 hours a day but many are unaware that the speed of this rotation can vary. This means that days may feel longer or shorter than we’d like. This is why the atomic clocks that maintain standardized time have to be periodically adjusted. This type of change is known as a leap second. This article will explain the meaning behind it and why it is important to our daily lives.

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