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yesterday i suggested that if the mechanics of posting worked out -- which I must say they did surprisingly well... I would think about some content. so this is what i came up with: it occurred to me that the number of times the earth rotates on its axis per year may not be equal to the number of days in a year.

here's the picture: if the earth doesn't rotate on its axis in a year, there will be one day as the sun slowly moves (backwards) around the earth. if the earth rotates one time (counterclockwise -- being toward the east) and also travels counterclockwise around the sun (which seems right but i'm not sure) there will actually be zero days on earth and the sun won't appear to move as it will be in sync with the earth's rotation (which is the moon's relationship with the earth).

sooo.... assuming counterclockwise earth rotation and counterclockwise solar rotation:

one earth rotation / year = zero days / year
two earth rotations / year = one day / year
three earth rotations / year = two days / year
... and generally speaking:
X +1 earth rotations / year = X days / year

thusly, i suggest there are actually 366 1/4 earth rotations per year to account for the 365 1/4 days per year.

so... what do you think. was it worth it?