If the earth's rotation suddenly stopped would we all be thrown about?

Question

eyeonthescreen what if you were standing on the north pole that is not rotating at 1000 miles per hour.

Answer 1

Assuming that you could stop the earth's rotation in an extremely short time, like a fraction of a second, sure, we'd all be thrown toward the east because we'd still be moving since we are not rigidly connected to the earth. But you don't have to worry about this. It would take an extremely large force to stop the earth's rotation.

Answer 2

You tell me...

On Earth's surface, objects are moving at about 1,000 mph relative to the rotational axis of the spinning planet. We don't notice this because everything on the Earth's surface is moving at that same tangential velocity. Thus, relative to all the other things around us on Earth's surface, we are standing still.

Now suddenly stop the Earth's spin, Newton's law says anything in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a net force to stop that motion. Well, there's nothing to stop that motion for the things on the surface; so everyone and everything not attached to the surface somehow will continue on at about 1,000 mph.

So, what do you think...will "we all be thrown about"?

Answer 3

not thrown about, we would be crushed... the rotation controls the gravitational force... along with the moon, sun and other heavenly bodies

Answer 4

no, because the earth's rotation wont ever stop.