Re: Flying and the jet stream?
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The atmosphere moves with the earth. That's why when you jump up in the air, you don't suddenly get slammed into a wall at 10,000 mph.
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No it's not. The reason you don't get slammed into a wall is because you are moving the same speed as the earth is and continue to move that speed when you are in the air. Atmosphere has nothing to do with it.
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Well, if the atmosphere weren't moving with the Earth's rotation, you woulnd't even have to jump to get slammed into a wall by the wind, if the wall were somehow to stand up to a thousand mph wind as well. Assuming you are in a protective shelter from the wind, yeah, like hawk said, it wouldn't make a difference.
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