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I’m not sure, I know the presence of the moon causes tidal friction which has (very) gradually slowed the Earths rotation, but I guess there is a limit to how much of an effect that could have.

Hi everyone, I’ve been thinking about this for a while and have done a bit of research but can’t seem to get a straight answer. Aside from collision with another object in space, is there anything that could cause the Earth’s rotation to dramatically slow down? If a sufficiently massive object...