Ok I want to know If the Earth is 4.4 Billion years old how did Early forms of life sustain on such a Fast moving planet given the Fact that the Earth slows down at a speed of 2.2 seconds every 100,000 years? Becuase that would mean that the earth was spinning much faster 65 million years ago.
Speed of Earth Today is:1,061 Mph
MAth here
25000(Circumfrence of earth at equator)/23.56=1,061.12 mph
Rate of Slowing= is equal to 2.2 seconds every 100,000 years.
Speed of Earth 4.4 billion years ago= 4,147,031
Speed of Earth 65 million years ago=61,262
MAth here
4.4 billion years(aproximate age of earth) divided by 1,061mph=
4,147,031mph Thats FAST!
65,000,000 years ago/ 1,061 = 61,262 Thats still too fast..
2006-12-30
15:05:22
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