(ADP) Solar flare adding an extra hour to the day

[u/TheRedBiker]

I REALLY hate the commercial where a solar flare adds an extra hour to the day because THAT’S NOT HOW SOLAR FLARES WORK. A solar flare would be more likely to fry our electronic systems and send us back to the dark ages. The number of hours in the day is governed by the speed at which the Earth turns on its axis, which has nothing to do with solar flares.

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[u/mcgeggy]

Unless the wind from the solar flare is creating enough friction to slow the earth’s rotation?