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Letter: Rock around the clock

Published 10 November 2001

From Derek Woodroffe

The earthquake in the British Midlands on 29 October highlights yet another
problem with moving the clocks backwards and forwards every six months.

This procedure must put an enormous strain on the rotation of the Earth every
time it is performed, and the tremor forces us to ask whether it is worth the
risk for an extra hour’s light in the mornings?

Nottingham

Issue no. 2316 published 10 November 2001

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