Does it draw a line?
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Originally Posted by skibum,Sep 29 2009, 09:09 AM
100% no. The earth spins at 1,000mph at the equator.
1000mph = 16.6 miles per minute = .27 miles per second
If you jumped in the air for 1 second do you come down 1/4 mile from where you started? No.
1000mph = 16.6 miles per minute = .27 miles per second
If you jumped in the air for 1 second do you come down 1/4 mile from where you started? No.
Only crappy part would be the walk back when you overshoot your jump.
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Ok I guess that IS what you meant. Another good way of thinking about this is that you're standing at the front of a bus traveling 60 mph and jump. You dont go crashing into the back of the bus because you're already in equilibrium with the bus and all its contents.
Now if the bus was standing still, and could somehow accelerate really quickly while you jump, that would be a different story.
Now if the bus was standing still, and could somehow accelerate really quickly while you jump, that would be a different story.
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From: Chandler, AZ
Originally Posted by MikeyCB,Sep 29 2009, 07:33 AM
Maaaaan that would be awesome
Only crappy part would be the walk back when you overshoot your jump.
Only crappy part would be the walk back when you overshoot your jump.
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Originally Posted by skibum,Sep 29 2009, 10:42 AM
And your 1/4mile time would beat a top fuel dragster by over 2 seconds and they have over 5,000hp
No line
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From: Farmingdale, NJ
Originally Posted by The Raptor,Sep 29 2009, 01:47 PM
You're hovering over a spot on the beach that is moving with the earth's rotation. No line.