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Could enough people spin Earth backwards faster than they could run? [duplicate]
So, consider the theoretical situation in which the earth is no longer spinning, and we want to spin it up by running in the opposite direction (Yes, this question was inspired by the Nike commercial)....
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Reduction of Earth's rotation due to increase in humidity
I came to know that, moon is moving away from earth, resulting reduction of Earth's rotation. Similarly, if Earth's humidity increases, water vapor will be move up to the air from water sources, will ...
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How much energy would it take to stop Earth's rotation on its axis?
I see a lot of questions regarding situations what would happen if the world would stop spinning. This got me to wondering how much energy it would actually take to stop the world from spinning.
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How quickly was the Earth rotating 250 million years ago?
The Earth is slowing at a rate of $4.7\times10^{-4}$ miles per second every 100 years due to tidal forces of the moon.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_rotation
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa....
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Deducing latitude from Foucault Pendulum
Suppose I set up a Foucault pendulum and observe that it precesses at a rate of 216.528 degrees per day. While I am observing this, a total solar eclipse occurs. Where am I, and what is the date?
My ...
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