.@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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@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 What is it that returns the rotation to equilibrium even once it's been slowed? -
@SirLandonJ@neiltyson » The force required to produce the momentum would be required the destroy the momentum. Thus equilibrium.
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@neiltyson@esjabe You don't lose rotational momentum to friction or whatnot like you do kinetic energy? -
@sciencenotscary Momentum is only converted to other momentum, it's a constant.
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@neiltyson@esjabe but what force would cause the earth regain the momentum? -
@wjm911@neiltyson ;» The force of stopping. -
@esjabe that's assuming they all stop at the same time or at all -
@wjm911 » Actualy it doesn't matter how many slow or at what rate. The total momentum produced will be the same.
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@neiltyson@esjabe Just getting the cars aligned would take a lot of political torque, DYT? -
@ecsROCny56 » lol.. herding cats comes to mind.
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@neiltyson@esjabe that makes no sense.I think science has got no proof sometimes, remember it's all just theories no proof none, zip, nada -
@garciadadloves » just because YOU don't understand doesn't mean it makes no sensse. LOL. Gravity... is just a theory. -
@esjabe the idea of cars moving earth'rotation is what I was taking about there steve.it's just an idea not a scientific fact.lol -
@garciadadloves » Scientific fact does not need to be demonstrated to become fact. -
@esjabe it sure does, you can just theorizeon whatever you want.
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@neiltyson But you can’t cheat laws of physics#ScottyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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