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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of December ... by Perz1val on Thursday July 09, 2026 @12:17PM (#48848355)
No, jet engines push against the atmosphere and the atmosphere is a part of the earth
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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of December ... by delichon on Thursday July 09, 2026 @01:08PM (#48849119)
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/608372/if-a-jet-...

It would have to be rockets. My napkin says 2B starship boosters and 250K tons of propellant per second should give us around 1 second per year.

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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of December ... by Sohcahtoa82 on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:51PM (#48850686)
If the jet engines are pushing hard enough, then the atmosphere won't be a part of the earth for long.
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Re:No leap second will be introduced at the end of December ... by rzzzt on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:10PM (#48850960)
Then we'll have to decrease the radius a bit.
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