Have you ever noticed how fast time is flowing now? Seems like my days are flying by at an ever-increasing speed with each day that passes. This must mean that I am enjoying my life … too much, perhaps.

Today I purchased a high-gain antenna to attach to my wireless computer modem so that I can get higher loading speeds on my data plan.

Jim and I went out for that delicious Americanized bastardization of Chinese food that you get from a lot of “Chinese” restaurants that are actually owned and operated by Vietnamese People these days. It seems like in these days in which we are now living, most of the Asian-style restaurants that I have patronized lately load their woks with oil and sugar as the first ingredients to their menu items. Americans are chumps for grease and oil in their diet for some strange reason.

My dad, God rest his soul, loved to use a lot of grease or oil in his cooking. In fact, he cooked his fried eggs in so much grease that the eggs actually floated while cooking. My dad actually French-fried his eggs to the point that they became more like limp plastic than eggs. He did the same to almost everything that he ever cooked on a stovetop in a skillet. He also died when he was 56 years old.

That is about all that went on in my life today. My life is not all that exciting. But talking about stuff is an excuse to write a blog.

Consequences Not Seen As Threat To Life

A recent scientific study by two research scientists from Peking University in China has suggested that the molten inner core of planet earth may have stopped spinning and might be nearing the reversal stage where it would begin to spin backward according to reports.

What is the core of the earth and what is its significance? The core of Earth is a large, dense, and very hot layer found at the center of our planet. It is made up of an inner core and an outer core and is located approximately 2,900 km (1,802 miles) beneath the Earth’s surface.

The inner core is made of solid iron and nickel and has a radius of about 1,220 km (758 miles). The outer core is a liquid layer of iron and nickel and has a radius of roughly 2,300 km (1,429 miles).

The core of Earth is extremely important, as it is responsible for generating the Earth’s magnetic field. This field protects the Earth from dangerous solar radiation and helps to sustain the atmosphere.

The core is also responsible for the Earth’s internal heat, which is what drives the convection currents that cause plate tectonics and volcanism. Without it, the Earth would be a much colder and lifeless place.

According to the scientists who made the referenced study, a change in the rotation of the core should pose no cataclysmic danger to life on the planet … which means, for all practical purposes, you and me.

But then what do scientists know?

So what is the worst that could happen if the earth core started a backward spin? Here is all the information about this question that I could find:

If the Earth’s core suddenly started spinning backward, the effects would depend on how quickly this spin reversed. If the spin reversal was sudden and drastic, it could cause a massive seismic event, which could result in earthquakes, tsunamis, and other catastrophic events.

We are already witnessing earthquakes, tsunamis and other catastrophic events so that doesn’t appear to be that much of a biggie to me. We have been experiencing these things on an ever-worsening schedule in the past few years and it has been blamed on global warming.

If the reversal was more gradual, the effects would be less severe, but the spin reversal could still cause shifts in the Earth’s magnetic field, which could affect the global climate and ocean currents.

We are already having global climate upheavals and changes in both the ocean currents and the air currents too … so I am at a loss to find anything more to worry about because of this referenced study.

What else is new?