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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 27 Feb 2014

    .@esjabe If all cars aligned west-to-east & floored it, would there be enough torque to slow Earth’s rotation? // Yes.

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      2. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@esjabe But you can’t cheat laws of physics. When the cars turn or stop, Earth fully recovers the lost rotational momentum.

        138 replies 324 retweets 516 likes
      3. Scott Manley‏ @DJSnM 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @esjabe However, if all the cars turned on their headlights then the photons would carry away angular momentum into space.

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      2. Dylan Alaska‏ @digitallysquat 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @esjabe When they all hit the brakes, would it make the Earth lurch forward a bit then?

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. ❥(っ◔◡◔)っ Shaun‏ @theshaunwalker 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @digitallysquat

        @digitallysquat @neiltyson @esjabe wings on the cars, take off, land opposite direction. WE CAN STOP THIS WORLD DAMMIT

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      2. mcbc‏ @mcbc 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @esjabe this is also known as the "Superman I Effect."

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      3. Pumpkin Spice Hotté  🏳️‍🌈 ✊🏼‏ @lediva 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @mcbc

        @mcbc @neiltyson @esjabe Although the effect of lawyers stampeding towards the inevitable gigantic pileup may negate that.

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      1. HARisthename‏ @Pallatanga1986 27 Feb 2014
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        @JZazdzyk @neiltyson neil, I'm calling bs on this. Please prove your math

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      1. Tootsie Roll Jenkins‏ @Koa_aoK 27 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: .@esjabe If all cars aligned west-to-east & floored it, would there be enough torque to slow Earth’s rotation? // Yes.” Whhaaa

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      1. Olivia Gugliemotto‏ @livigug 27 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: If all cars aligned west-to-east & floored it, would there be enough torque to slow Earth’s rotation? // Yes.” #ilovescience

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      2. someclevername‏ @someclevername 27 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson so how do we do this? That’s the question. @esjabe @rgolowicz

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      3. eau boi‏ @pultuskpa 27 Feb 2014
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        @someclevername @neiltyson @esjabe i know a worldwide twitter campaign's part of the answer!! #slowearthday

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      4. someclevername‏ @someclevername 27 Feb 2014
        Replying to @pultuskpa

        You know @neiltyson, I think @rgolowicz is onto something here @esjabe

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      1. PAULA K. SCHMIDT‏ @PAULAKSCHMIDT 16 Mar 2014
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        @neiltyson @esjabe but dont worry about it. They cant even do it in unison at a green light...sigh.

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      1. kids connect‏ @LaurelFynes 14 Mar 2014
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        Cool Q! MT"@esjabe If all cars aligned west-to-east & floored it, would there be enough torque to slow Earth’s rotation?" @neiltyson "Yes.”

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      1. MostActionPackedDalekYet‏ @CaliforniaDalek 12 Mar 2014
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        TARDIS? “@neiltyson: .@esjabe If all cars aligned west-to-east & floored it, would there be enough torque to slow Earth’s rotation? // Yes.”

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