.@esjabe But you can’t cheat laws of physics. When the cars turn or stop, Earth fully recovers the lost rotational momentum.
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@neiltyson@esjabe However, if all the cars turned on their headlights then the photons would carry away angular momentum into space. - 2 more replies
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@neiltyson@esjabe When they all hit the brakes, would it make the Earth lurch forward a bit then? -
@digitallysquat@neiltyson@esjabe wings on the cars, take off, land opposite direction. WE CAN STOP THIS WORLD DAMMIT
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@neiltyson@esjabe this is also known as the "Superman I Effect." -
@mcbc@neiltyson@esjabe Although the effect of lawyers stampeding towards the inevitable gigantic pileup may negate that. - 1 more reply
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@JZazdzyk@neiltyson neil, I'm calling bs on this. Please prove your mathThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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.” WhhaaaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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.”#ilovescienceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson so how do we do this? That’s the question.@esjabe @rgolowicz -
@someclevername@neiltyson@esjabe i know a worldwide twitter campaign's part of the answer!!#slowearthday -
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@neiltyson@esjabe but dont worry about it. They cant even do it in unison at a green light...sigh.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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TARDIS? “
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