Would you know? Participant of “Who wants to be a Millionaire” incorrect of $ 150 thousand on the rotation of the ground; See the right answer

Matheus Farias, 27 years old, was unable to advance the phase, but brought home $ 100,000

The Recife Matheus Farias27, could not advance the phase after a question about the rotation of the earth in the “Who wants to be a millionaire” This Sunday, 29. Although it seems “obvious”, the answer could be very surprised; misunderstanding

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The painting, which also has an inspired film, is well known all over the world. In the Brazilian version, the participants are challenged to answer questions to multiple choice about various topics, ranging from mathematical questions to knowledge of everyday life and pop culture.

Anyone who responds correctly and in a shorter time earns a sum of money that is accumulating. The values ​​increase with the progress of the game. Overall, there are 15 questions, starting from $ 500 until $ 1 million. It is possible to resort to aid, choose to respond or not.

Farias was in the twelfth phase, which was worth $ 150,000, when the following question was asked: “How long does the land take to make your rotation?”. The options for the answers were:

a) 23 hours and 56 minutes;

b) 23 hours and 58 minutes;

C) 24 hours and 1 minute;

d) 24 hours and 2 minutes;

Using the help “half -a -half”, bet on option B. for the public, it was wrong. The correct answer was the letter abringing home $ 100,000.

It’s not 24 hours

The error is not a surprise. Still during childhood, we learn how the movements of the earth work and we are taught that the planet takes about 24 hours to rotate, a movement that defines the separation between day and night. However, The exact path lasts 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds and 9 cents.

Because not exact 24h: Technically, there are two types of days. One measured by the completion of the 360º rotation, called “sidereal day”, and another based on the position of the sun, which is the “calendar day”. The 4 minutes of difference, which translate into the exact 24h, refer to the calendar day.

According to James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist of the Japanese space agency (Jaxa), if we had used the sidereal day, the sun would be born about four minutes earlier every day, but after six months, the sun would be born 12 hours before.

“We decided to connect our daily rhythm to the sun, not to the stars,” he says in an interview with the international portal “Business Insider”.

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Source: Terra

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