13 June 2011 - well-rounded

When I become King of the World, I will encourage travel, with one simple restriction. Whoever travels around the world must go from west to east, never from east to west. Over time, this will speed up the rotation of the Earth, so that as the citizens become well-rounded the world itself will go out of round, becoming more oblate. This will decrease the cross-sectional area absorbing sunlight and increase the area that radiates heat at night, solving global warming. No politician will ever propose a more workable solution, so coerce your neighbors to support me today!