That if all the world jump at the same time, the orbit of the Earth would change?
2006-09-09 08:55:13 · 9 answers · asked by thor3000 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
if all the people from the world
2006-09-09 08:57:12 · update #1
Let's do a back-of-the-napkin calculation:
The average human weight (including all ages) is 55 kg. There are about 6 billion people on the planet. That's 330 billion kilograms of human mass or about 3x10^11 kg (a 3 with 11 zeros).
The earth weighs about 6×10^24 kg (a 6 with 24 zeros).
(See source.)
So all the combined mass of all humans beings is
3/6 (or 0.5) x 10 ^-13 times the mass of the earth ...
which is 0.5 x 10^-15 % (a 5 preceded by 15 zeros after the decimal point)
In other words, the combined weight of all human beings is 0.0000000000000005 % of the mass of the earth. (If I did my math correctly.)
So no, even if all of the people gathered on one side of the earth and gave a big jump, this wouldn't affect the earth one bit.
The fleas on a dog comprise a *much* bigger percentage of the dog's weight than all the people on the planet.
2006-09-09 15:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by secretsauce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looking at all the other answers id have to go with no. But i sure think we should try it and see what happens!!! Anyone?
2006-09-09 16:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the people, plus all the animals, maybe, by like a very small decimal
2006-09-09 16:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by sur2124 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Newtons laws prevent it.
2006-09-09 15:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. But how to prove it?
2006-09-09 16:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure why not but i dont think that scientist will experiment with that one.
2006-09-09 16:01:05 · answer #6 · answered by tink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-09-09 16:01:05 · answer #7 · answered by shanney fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-09 16:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-09 15:58:16 · answer #9 · answered by Olivier P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋