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Seismic data found Earth's core is reversing its direction
The earth is undergoing some changes, retirement on a cruise ship is more than just a mid-Mai-Tai fantasy, and we've got 27 GOOD things to look forward to when you've grown old.
Greg Sullivan
September 04, 2025
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“My course is set for an uncharted sea.”
― Dante Alighieri
🎶I feel the earth… move… under my feet!🎶
Deep under your feet, 3,000 miles below the surface, a moon-sized ball of iron and nickel is slowing to a stop. It sounds like the plot of 2003’s cult-classic The Core, but according to the scientists at USC, it’s happening now. They analyzed decades of seismic data (including literal Soviet nuclear tests) and discovered Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing down, it’s reversing its spin for the first time in 40 years.
“The dance of the inner core might be even more lively than we know so far.”
The change in direction seems to happen every 70 years, like clockwork, though you probably won’t feel it. As reported by Mark Wales, the change only tweaks Earth’s outer rotation by a thousandth of a second. But scientists say the bigger story is how this “cosmic gear shift” could ripple into the planet’s magnetic field—the invisible shield that keeps solar storms from frying our atmosphere.
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As her students might say, “the math maths.”
Sharon Lane, a 77-year-old retired teacher from California, put pencil to paper and discovered that spending her golden years at sea would be more cost-effective than settling into a retirement home. Most might chuckle at the absurdity and spend a few minutes dreaming of what that might be like, but Sharon is a woman of action.
“If you put your to-do list on a piece of paper and you cross off anything that wasn’t a fun activity, then you end up with the life we have now.”
Sharon bought a cabin on a ship and plans to spend the next 15 years drifting in style. As Ryan Reed reports, her new digs on the Villa Vie Odyssey come with housekeeping, meals, fitness classes, Wi-Fi, wine, and live music, all for less than the average rent in her hometown.
“Now, where’s my give-a-damn? I know I left it around here somewhere.”
From makeup to social media meltdowns, flashy cars to career clout, we’ve collected 27 candid confessions from folks who’ve seen a few seasons. This roundup of brutally honest wisdom from older Redditors shows just how freeing it is to stop chasing approval and start choosing peace. Think less "keeping up with the trends," more "petting every dog."
What replaces all that stress? Comfort. Connection. Quiet mornings and secondhand shopping. When asked what they’ve stopped caring about, and person put it simply: “Everything but the weather.”
Which elder superpower are you most looking forward to?Wisdom? Maybe. Wild confidence? Definitely. |
And what did we learn?
Yesterday, we got into the fundamental issue of our time: cats or dogs? Well, our GOOD readers prefer dogs to cats, but why choose? BOTH won the day with 44.5%.
Dogs > people. I don’t make the rules. (31.8%)
Noses and toe-beans? Cats all day! (20.0%)
Both? Both. Both is good. (44.5%)
With my allergies? Hard pass. (3.6%)
Reader Lummer5000 summed it up pretty well. “I prefer cats, but they're both easier to deal with than most people.”
💬 From the group text…
I love heights! But… this guy has it right. It’s a no for me, fam.
Until tomorrow, may you channel your older self when the little things in life start to rear their heads.