Science questions

[Eja117]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

[Fafnir]

Depending on what force was acting on the earth, absolutely we would find ourselves being smashed into paste. Our atmosphere would keep rotating and would be moving so fast it'd probably wipe out most cities, trees, and people.

The earth has an immense about of rotational energy due to its size and motion. Since things don't just "stop" some force would have to act upon the earth to make it stop. What would happen would depend on whether that force just impacted the Earth, the Atmosphere, and how sudden a stop it had.

There are a lot of articles on it actually when I googled it. Most concern themselves with a gradual slowdown of the Earth's rotation however. A sudden would would release so much energy that'd we'd surely be killed. Though if it was slow we'd have a rotating clam bake on one half the planet and a freezing darkness on the other half. So we'd have that to look forward to.

[BballTim]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

  Probably not a hundred miles, but a significant distance. It also obviously depends on where you are. At the equator you'd be spinning at about 1000mph before the stop, neat the poles you'd hardly be moving.

[hwangjini_1]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

  Probably not a hundred miles, but a significant distance. It also obviously depends on where you are. At the equator you'd be spinning at about 1000mph before the stop, neat the poles you'd hardly be moving.

so the earth would be ruled by penguins in this scenario? 

[Donoghus]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

  Probably not a hundred miles, but a significant distance. It also obviously depends on where you are. At the equator you'd be spinning at about 1000mph before the stop, neat the poles you'd hardly be moving.

so the earth would be ruled by penguins in this scenario? 

That'd be an upgrade on Rick Perry.

[Roy H.]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

  Probably not a hundred miles, but a significant distance. It also obviously depends on where you are. At the equator you'd be spinning at about 1000mph before the stop, neat the poles you'd hardly be moving.

so the earth would be ruled by penguins in this scenario? 

I'm predicting a penguin vs. elves war for global domination.

[BballTim]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

  Probably not a hundred miles, but a significant distance. It also obviously depends on where you are. At the equator you'd be spinning at about 1000mph before the stop, neat the poles you'd hardly be moving.

so the earth would be ruled by penguins in this scenario?  

  More likely polar bears. Greenpeace will be thrilled.

[BballTim]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

  Probably not a hundred miles, but a significant distance. It also obviously depends on where you are. At the equator you'd be spinning at about 1000mph before the stop, neat the poles you'd hardly be moving.

so the earth would be ruled by penguins in this scenario? 

That'd be an upgrade on Rick Perry.

  Not that that separates Perry other politicians...

[wdleehi]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

Since in the US, we are moving at about 700-900 MPH, if the Earth was to stop spinning in a moment, that's how fast everything else would still be going until something else stops its.  It could be friction.  It could be a really well built building (though I would expect most would be ripped into motion)  


I don't think it would be pleasant.  

[BballTim]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

Since in the US, we are moving at about 700-900 MPH, if the Earth was to stop spinning in a moment, that's how fast everything else would still be going until something else stops its.  It could be friction.  It could be a really well built building (though I would expect most would be ripped into motion)  


I don't think it would be pleasant.  

  Worse still, if the oceans didn't stop with the land they'd probably flow over every bit of land on the planet.

[wdleehi]

Last time I tried this people brought up God and I think it got locked. If you're going to bring up God please remember we already have a Tim Tebow thread

If everything in motion stays in motion, which is why like when fast cars suddenly stop you lunge out of your chair, does that mean if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we would all go flying about a hundred miles or so?  Does anyone know this?

Since in the US, we are moving at about 700-900 MPH, if the Earth was to stop spinning in a moment, that's how fast everything else would still be going until something else stops its.  It could be friction.  It could be a really well built building (though I would expect most would be ripped into motion)  


I don't think it would be pleasant.  

  Worse still, if the oceans didn't stop with the land they'd probably flow over every bit of land on the planet.

Actually, that might help clean up all the dead bodies. 

[jarufu]

So, in this scenario what's my best disaster plan?  Canned food, a bunker and a shotgun isn't going to cut it?  Maybe one of those giant plastic balls that people get into and roll down hills?  Full of canned food and shotguns, obviously!

[wdleehi]

So, in this scenario what's my best disaster plan?  Canned food, a bunker and a shotgun isn't going to cut it?  Maybe one of those giant plastic balls that people get into and roll down hills?  Full of canned food and shotguns, obviously!

Create a long voyage space craft and hope for the best. 

The Earth is toast for anyone to live on.  (or an ice cube if you happen to be on the dark side of the now still planet)

[BballTim]

So, in this scenario what's my best disaster plan?  Canned food, a bunker and a shotgun isn't going to cut it?  Maybe one of those giant plastic balls that people get into and roll down hills?  Full of canned food and shotguns, obviously!

  The bunker might work, assuming it was rather large and filled with a substance that would cushion and slow your stop. Airtight would help as well. And, for crying out loud, make sure those cans are *really* secured.

[indeedproceed]

So, in this scenario what's my best disaster plan?  Canned food, a bunker and a shotgun isn't going to cut it?  Maybe one of those giant plastic balls that people get into and roll down hills?  Full of canned food and shotguns, obviously!

Create a long voyage space craft and hope for the best. 

The Earth is toast for anyone to live on.  (or an ice cube if you happen to be on the dark side of the now still planet)

Who would even still be here? Would we retain the atmosphere?