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If we plan to live on the Moon, it's going to need a time zone

MacroRodent

Timey wimey

The time dilatation effect is actually surprisingly large. If a clock on the Moon gains 5.6e-5 seconds per day, it takes only around 49 years to gain a whole day.

This will mess up birthday celebrations...

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