Earth is like a giant plate spinning on top of a performer’s pole and, like the plate, if it spins too slowly, the wobble will get bigger until it falls over. if the Earth does slow down too much then its natural wobble will become more extreme.
It is quite likely that humans would survive such an event because we are able to adapt quickly and even use technology to help. The planet’s ecosystem, on the other hand, may have problems evolving fast enough, succumbing to the extra hot summers and sub-arctic winters.
Next time you take a walk by the coast or look up at the moon, just remember that the Earth and moon are enjoying a wonderfully symbiotic relationship at the moment. But in billions of years’ if it happens before the sun dies or before we get zapped by a gamma ray burst or even destroy ourselves, then that quiescent mystical object might just become our nemesis!
It is quite likely that humans would survive such an event because we are able to adapt quickly and even use technology to help. The planet’s ecosystem, on the other hand, may have problems evolving fast enough, succumbing to the extra hot summers and sub-arctic winters.
Next time you take a walk by the coast or look up at the moon, just remember that the Earth and moon are enjoying a wonderfully symbiotic relationship at the moment. But in billions of years’ if it happens before the sun dies or before we get zapped by a gamma ray burst or even destroy ourselves, then that quiescent mystical object might just become our nemesis!
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