Why doesn't the wind blow at 1000 mph, since that's the velocity of the earth's rotation? It's because the atmosphere gets dragged around with the rest of the planet, fortunately.
Last year, I left Minsk, Belarus at 5:00 AM on Tuesday morning and flew to Frankfurt, Germany where I had a short layover and then caught another plane to San Francisco. My sister picked me up and we drove home to Central California. I arrived home at 7:30 PM on that same Tuesday. It was the longest Tuesday of my life because I was travelling with the sun.
I agree about the wind blowing that fast. I thought of that after I asked my question. Thanks!
My question was motivated by a friend who believes in the flat earth theory, and I'm just trying to fit some of the puzzle pieces together. Obviously that piece doesn't fit at all!
IIN to wonder how a commercial airliner....
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Why doesn't the wind blow at 1000 mph, since that's the velocity of the earth's rotation? It's because the atmosphere gets dragged around with the rest of the planet, fortunately.
Last year, I left Minsk, Belarus at 5:00 AM on Tuesday morning and flew to Frankfurt, Germany where I had a short layover and then caught another plane to San Francisco. My sister picked me up and we drove home to Central California. I arrived home at 7:30 PM on that same Tuesday. It was the longest Tuesday of my life because I was travelling with the sun.
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I agree about the wind blowing that fast. I thought of that after I asked my question. Thanks!
My question was motivated by a friend who believes in the flat earth theory, and I'm just trying to fit some of the puzzle pieces together. Obviously that piece doesn't fit at all!
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Is your friend a religious fundamentalist?
Throw some ISS pictures at him.