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If the Earth were spinning...

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Bang5luts · M
If the earth spins at 1000 miles per hour which converts to .27 miles per second. If I jump up and down I should be able to jump 1 mile every 4 seconds. Way cheaper and faster than car.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@Bang5luts Alas, it's the Earth and [i]everything on it[/i] 😀
redredred · M
@Bang5luts you’re spinning too. Next time you’re riding on a bus or train, flip a coin. Once it leaves your hand, does it immediately fly to the rear of the vehicle? No, because it too accelerated as you did once you got up to speed.
TBIman · 41-45, M
@Bang5luts The Earth is stationary.
redredred · M
@TBIman sure it is. It’s that big ball of fusing hydrogen, a thousand times larger than the earth that is rotation around us that’s moving. How do I know how large it is? Einstein proved it with gravitational lending.