for fun: imagine in the near future that global warming has become intense, making the lower latitudes unliveable.
The United States attempts to shift the rotation of the Earth so that they're on top of the world.
What do you think the immediate effects might be?
Especially with our semi-liquid core.
2006-06-23 01:51:39 · 13 answers · asked by who-reply 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If anyone could recommend software that would let me simulate this, I'd be very grateful.
2006-06-23 02:10:14 · update #1
My first reaction will be vertigo!
2006-06-23 01:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know something called "The judgement day".On that day it will be the end of earth.If you reverse the rotation the first thing that will happen is the earth will be a HELL.Mankind will be wiped out and every living form will loose it's exixtence.
2006-06-23 10:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by Wolverine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polar Ice Caps In Nebraska? Deep snow in Death Valley? Lots of dead Americans frozen to death? Deeply unhappy bunnies around the rest of the world? Global warmongering?
2006-06-23 09:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by djoldgeezer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than the sun rising in the west and setting in the east, what would be obvious is that the north and south poles would change places. A compass would point opposite to what it does at present.
2006-06-23 14:34:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK for fun lets try the ball move it around the table then see what happens the entire world will be destroyed in minutes
2006-06-23 08:54:59 · answer #5 · answered by ashok reddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth's axis of rotation changes minutely all the time. I bet you never noticed.
2006-06-23 08:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sole effect of the rotation of earth is formation of day and night. if we change the rotation of the earth the length of day and night will be effected.
2006-06-23 09:08:52 · answer #7 · answered by raman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth would fly away in space or crash into other planet etc... basically it wouldn't be in the same orbit.
So end of life here.
2006-06-23 08:59:25 · answer #8 · answered by AnswerGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We would be launched into space. End of the humans and would have to evolve all over again. If it happens you won't have to worry.
2006-06-23 08:56:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tremendous earthquakes, windstorms and magnetic interferance. In short, it would be a mess!
2006-06-23 09:26:47 · answer #10 · answered by punchpringle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wouldn't be rotating the same way it would be in reverse of the other way
2006-06-23 08:53:42 · answer #11 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋