If you got everybody in the world facing the same direction and started running could it make the Earth spin???
2007-07-30 05:05:22 · 9 answers · asked by bl2014 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
the earth is already spinning! and too fast with too much force to change by people running
2007-07-30 05:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by Eric B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be great if that actually works. Bad guys would try to run in the opposite direction the Earth is rotating in order to stop Earth from spinning. That would be insane.
In order for that to happen. The people would have to be fixed in their positions on the Earth. They'd have to stay in their positions in the fabric of space. Then you would need the few billion people and animals and insects in the world to line up in 5 straight wrap-around -the-world-line and start walking. That could either be used to stop and reverse the Earth's rotation, or make it spin even faster. Also, remember that the Earth has North and South poles, each of which contain a huge chunk of magnetic rock. The Earth spins because of the magnetic field created by the poles. I don't think that even 10 billion humans and horses and cows and other animals combined would be able to move the Earth. If you wanted to spin the Earth in the other direction, first you'd face the inertia that the spinning Earth has. That's already more power than anyone all combined together can take. Next you have to face the magnetism made by the north and south poles. and then you face the total super huge mass of the entire planet. all animals and people combined would generate about maybe 6 billion horsepower but maybe that still wouldn't be enough to spin the earth
2007-07-30 05:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by pockethotrod 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, of course. Why wouldn't it?
Now, bear in mind that the amount of change would be exceedingly small (notice I said 'change', because the earth spins already, and the change might be a directional shift, too). And what change did occur would occur because of the acceleration of the runners..when they reach top speed no further change would occur. I'm also thinking that, as they slowed down the change in spin rate or direction would reverse itself.
Finally, because the continents essentially "float" on the mantle it might turn out that all the runners could do would be to move continents around a bit, like sliding checkers on a checkerboard.
Oh, and there are no big magnetic masses at the north and south poles, and the geomagnetic field does not cause the rotation of the earth..it is apparently due to the rotation of Earth that the geomagnetic field exists.
2007-07-30 06:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
An old science teacher of mine said he actualy acieve this once, by getting all the school kids in africa to jump in the same direction. Still now i have a few years to think about it the forces needed would be way more than jumping people could provide.
2007-08-02 01:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by Will T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mass of the whole human race is just a tiny fraction of the mass of the earth. Sorry; it wouldn't have any effect. Like an ant trying to move a car by running around one of the tires.
2007-07-30 05:31:34 · answer #5 · answered by aviophage 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi there,
No. There is not enough force on this Earth to change the force of the galaxy's orbit. The sun is the main component.
Hope this helps,
Kelly
2007-07-30 09:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by shamrox324 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RELATIVATY you are part of the spinning mass like ball completely filled iwth water any moving of that water would have little effect if any on the fly of the ball. (key point completely fill the ball)
2007-07-30 05:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe that will slaw it down, with 4x4 cars maybe
2007-07-30 05:37:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, but interesting
2007-07-30 05:14:05 · answer #9 · answered by Rana 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋