Holy **** I just realised this

[TNT333]

Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes

[iNcog]

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[voigt1240]

Sharp as a cue ball this one.

[EAGLEMUT]

Been to Jordan once. Can confirm this is true there, never got further than that.

[Ashvin]

Last time I laughed at this was a decade ago I think. Demn me got old.

[iNcog]

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[Horsemen]

I mean it depends. what if Africa is going at the speed of light?

from Africa's perspective, it's still the same

[chris1089]

The equatorial belt is moving faster. So are parts of Africa lying near the equator experiencing relatively shorter or longer minutes?

[Ashvin]

The equatorial belt is moving faster. So are parts of Africa lying near the equator experiencing relatively shorter or longer minutes?

But angular velocity stays the same.

[chris1089]

So because the second is defined in terms of the angle rotated through by the earth it's the same?

[Ashvin]

In the International System of Units, second is defined in terms of atomic clock, some frequency of Cs atom iirc. So it is a bit different than time defined in terms of earth's rotational position. Bear in mind earth's rotation is not even, it changes slightly with time, so some correctional seconds are added to the standard one to keep both in sync. But that error is negligible, so yes we can consider geographical definition of earth for the definition of time.