What If The Earth Stopped Spinning?
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. The Earth is spinningand we are spinning along with it. But what if theEarth suddenly stopped spinning? Well, first of all, you wouldgain weight. But that would be the leastof your worries. The spin of our planet is importantand literally giving you the time of your life.At the equator, the surface of Earth, andeverything on it, is spinning around at 465 meters per second.As you move closer to the poles you don't have to move as quickly to completeEarths daily rotation. Here in San Francisco, the Earth is driving meeast at 368 meters per second. If I could float above the surfaceindependent of the Earth's rotation, the Earth would spin underneath methis quickly. Pretty cool. But, of course, when I jump straight up in...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. The Earth is spinningand we are spinning along with it. But what if theEarth suddenly stopped spinning? Well, first of all, you wouldgain weight. But that would be the leastof your worries. The spin of our planet is importantand literally giving you the time of your life.At the equator, the surface of Earth, andeverything on it, is spinning around at 465 meters per second.As you move closer to the poles you don't have to move as quickly to completeEarths daily rotation. Here in San Francisco, the Earth is driving meeast at 368 meters per second. If I could float above the surfaceindependent of the Earth's rotation, the Earth would spin underneath methis quickly. Pretty cool. But, of course, when I jump straight up in...
