Why do we need to fly 24 hours even against Earth's rotation from one side of the Earth to the other side when Earth itself takes only 12 hours to make half a rotation. Is the plane actually flying, or decelerating form its orginal rotation speed as the Earth or is it hovering? If you were to hover in a helicopter for 12 hours, and allow Earth to spin below you, will you thus reach your destination half the world away in 12 hours and faster than a plane?
2006-09-06
23:29:44
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