A day is 24 hours, or so I've been led to believe by scientists. One rotation on the Earth's axis is what we learn in elementary school. Naturally, I was always dissatisfied with this arbitrary measurement. I think it would be nice if the Earth could grant us a few more hours, or perhaps do away with the daily rotation altogether. That would make things interesting. Time would become stuck. How fun would that be? Would the gears suddenly stop? Surely, everything would be thrown into complete confusion. Computers would crash, as would the stock market. Alarm clocks would never go off, and so we'd enjoy much more sleep. Weekdays and weekends would blend together and work would become antiquated, because how could one possibly ever get to work on time if there is no time? And if the Earth stopped revolving on its axis, we wouldn't even be able to read a sundial. There would be no way of telling time. All the better for us. We're a bit too occupied with time's embrace anyways.
Certain parts of the globe would have to be plunged into total darkness. All the better for star-watching, campfires and marshmallows.
With mass confusion would certainly come an increase in crime. This is unavoidable. My advice would be to move to the country: the criminals would soon exterminate themselves if this were to ever happen anyway.
Bring a shotgun, though, and some bear traps just in case the violence spills into the countryside.
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost...
Acckhaahyhdam-men!
Yours Truly,
D. J. Pangburn
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