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00:00Imagine if the world's clock ticked just a hair faster each day.

00:04Well, that's actually happening.

00:06So, what's going on?

00:08Since 2020, scientists noticed Earth's rotation is speeding up,

00:11trimming off a couple milliseconds from our usual 24-hour day.

00:15That's like your favorite TV show ending a split second earlier.

00:18Tiny, but real.

00:20Why is this happening?

00:21It's not magic, it's physics.

00:23Melting glaciers, shifting ocean currents,

00:25and even movements deep in Earth's molten core

00:27are reshuffling our planet's weight,

00:29making it spin a bit quicker.

00:31Now here's where things get weird.

00:33Usually, we add leap seconds to keep our clocks accurate.

00:37But with Earth spinning faster,

00:39we might have to do something we've never done.

00:41Subtract a second, a negative leap second.

00:43Will you notice?

00:45Not really.

00:46But our GPS, satellites, and banking systems might.

00:49So, next time someone says time flies,

00:52remember, it's not just a saying.

00:54Earth's wild spin is literally making time move faster.

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