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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
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"It’s flat, so give the directions to the edge. They can hop off anytime.  "
If it's flat, as long as they travel in a straight line they'll reach the edge regardless of the direction they start. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It’s flat, so give the directions to the edge. They can hop off anytime.
If it's flat, as long as they travel in a straight line they'll reach the edge regardless of the direction they start."
True, but the directions can point them to the quickest and most convenient exit. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I got this off t’internet, OP.
You’re welcome
The reason the Earth keeps spinning is because there is hardly anything to stop it. If you spin a roundabout in a playground and let go, eventually it will come to a stop. This is because as it spins, the air and the surface of the playground are pushing against it, causing friction(opens in new tab) and slowing it down.
The Earth is spinning in space, which is pretty much empty. In space, there is not even air to push against and slow down the Earth's spin.
However, there is one thing that slows down the Earth's spin: the moon.
The motion of the side of the Earth facing the moon is not balanced perfectly by gravity, and neither is the side of Earth facing away from the moon. This imbalance creates the ocean tides(opens in new tab), which make the oceans bulge out on either side of the Earth.
As the Earth spins, these bulges move across the Earth's surface like a wave, pushing against the Earth's spin. This slows down the Earth's spin. It means that Earth's day lengthens by one second every 50,000 years.
The only thing that could stop the Earth's spin would be if another planet crashed into it. Even if this happened, it is more likely that it would change the way Earth spins, not stop it altogether. |
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