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Related: About this forumThe Earth is still spinning around on its little axis. I guess that's good.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Also good, I think!
NRaleighLiberal
(60,531 posts)talkingmime
(2,173 posts)antiquie
(4,299 posts)At the equator, the Earth's surface moves 40,000 kilometers in 24 hours. That is a speed of about 1040 miles/hr (1670 km/hr or 0.5 km/sec). This is calculated by dividing the circumference of the Earth at the equator (about 24,900 miles or 40,070 km) by the number of hours in a day (24). As you move toward either pole, this speed decreases to almost zero (since the circumference of the spinning circle at the extreme latitudes approaches zero).
NRaleighLiberal
(60,531 posts)no matter where. thanks, gravity, I suppose!
OneGrassRoot
(23,428 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)At least it did here.
My cats were frisky way too early this morning, but I woke up laughing because of them.
My DIL posted something cute to her FB page that made me smile.
Always something. Always.
OneGrassRoot
(23,428 posts)We can always find something if we're willing to see it. Granted, that's not easy some days, but I'm always amazed by how people living in the most dire situations seem the most joyful. There's a lesson there.
antiquie
(4,299 posts)always make me count my blessings and quit whining (at least for a while).