"Spinning Earth" theorists, nutters or onto something?
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Saw something the other day that some scientist recon the Earth is spinning at 1675KM/h. Now I don't know about you, but I think I'd notice if I was doing that sort of speed, but as usual the news is willing to report the "findings" of these fruitcakes.
So I want to break this down. I stand on something moving at 1675KM/h, and hold up a speed recording device. In theory, it should indicate the speed of the spinning planet, yet speed shows as 0. So what is happening? how come the completely inert gasses like the air we breath move at exactly the same speed as the solid spinning object? If I spin a car wheel, the air around it doesn't start spinning, or at least not at the same speed, so in theory, we should look up at the clouds and they should be moving away from us at something over 1000KM/h? Birds would need to fly at 1700KM/h to make any progress when flying with the spinning, and apply some serious braking if flying against it.
They say we don't notice it because of momentum? Well, if I put an ant onto a massive spinning ball, it sure notices it spinning, and would struggle to get around (I think, I don't have anything big enough to test this with), so surely we would feel the movement, and also wouldn't we feel sick? Babies would be born, and be all "whoa, what the hell, feels like we're spinning at 1675km's/h!! Im all over the place, think Im going to be sick!!" but somehow we can all walk and act normally, at 1675km/h!!?? Not possible, surely?
I can't figure it out, maybe we are spinning, but sounds like (as they do with most things) they've over exaggerated the speed, we're probably doing a few KM/h, and are able to balance well enough, though that still wouldn't explain why it takes just as long to hop in one direction than another, as the Earths spinning should facilitate a faster hoping speed when going the opposite way to it's spin? Maybe it's all gravity, but that's based on an apple falling on someones head, and even with gravity, a spin that fast should show some anomalies? Not just be completely normal because of a constant force like gravity?
So I want to break this down. I stand on something moving at 1675KM/h, and hold up a speed recording device. In theory, it should indicate the speed of the spinning planet, yet speed shows as 0. So what is happening? how come the completely inert gasses like the air we breath move at exactly the same speed as the solid spinning object? If I spin a car wheel, the air around it doesn't start spinning, or at least not at the same speed, so in theory, we should look up at the clouds and they should be moving away from us at something over 1000KM/h? Birds would need to fly at 1700KM/h to make any progress when flying with the spinning, and apply some serious braking if flying against it.
They say we don't notice it because of momentum? Well, if I put an ant onto a massive spinning ball, it sure notices it spinning, and would struggle to get around (I think, I don't have anything big enough to test this with), so surely we would feel the movement, and also wouldn't we feel sick? Babies would be born, and be all "whoa, what the hell, feels like we're spinning at 1675km's/h!! Im all over the place, think Im going to be sick!!" but somehow we can all walk and act normally, at 1675km/h!!?? Not possible, surely?
I can't figure it out, maybe we are spinning, but sounds like (as they do with most things) they've over exaggerated the speed, we're probably doing a few KM/h, and are able to balance well enough, though that still wouldn't explain why it takes just as long to hop in one direction than another, as the Earths spinning should facilitate a faster hoping speed when going the opposite way to it's spin? Maybe it's all gravity, but that's based on an apple falling on someones head, and even with gravity, a spin that fast should show some anomalies? Not just be completely normal because of a constant force like gravity?
Vaud said:
MacW said:
This should be in the Science! section.
Only because the Idiots! section is only available on Ceefax.Now... Who's got my flux capacitor?
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