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This has happend in the past when nuclear device tests were incorrectly timed.

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth
SPACE.com
space.com – Tue Mar 2, 10:00 am ET
The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth’s rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.
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This was one of the many films I saw alone as  a child. […]

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Frank Gehry gives the term “Visionary Architect” a whole, new meaning.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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The Rasin Building, also known as the Dancing House
or the Fred and Ginger Building,
designed by Frank Gehry in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Frank Gehry’s Stata Centeer, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA.
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Building in Conception, Chile after an 8.8
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Images: (Stata) via foxnews.com (Rasin) via architecture-student.com (top caption) via academyofachievement.org

Posted in Architecture, Chile, Czech Republic, Earthquakes, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA |

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