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Old 12-30-2004, 05:31 PM
Rick Nebiolo Rick Nebiolo is offline
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Default 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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Given the diameter of the earth is about 25,000 miles and it rotates once per day the velocity would be closer to 1000 mph [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

~ Rick

PS Try to calculate the velocity of the Earth as it orbits the sun.
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