So earthquakes have been striking the glob at an alarming rate. First major quake hit Haiti only one month ago and now another huge quake has hit Chile pushing earth’s mass closer to its axis, speeding up the earth’s rotation. Scientists say that there is nothing to worry about and that we won’t be affected by the change because it is only fractions of a millisecond difference, on millionth of a second to be exact. It is so small that scientists would not even be able to measure it with their instruments. But all the same it is somewhat nerve racking to think how easy our way of life could come crash down around us.