If you were able to drive along the equator in the opposite direction at the same speed that the Earth is turning, at high noon, would you ever see night-time?
2007-11-19 13:19:29 · 3 answers · asked by Julie C 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
No, you would be maintaining a position directly between the center of the Earth and the Sun. If you could do this, you would never be out of the sunlight--you would be heading west as quickly as the time zones moved by, thus staying at "high noon" as long as you could maintain the pace.
2007-11-19 13:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by Garon Whited 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But you would have to drive at about 1000 mph towards the west. (The earth's circumference is 24,850 miles; you'd have to cover this distance in 24 hours. This comes to about 1035 mph. The current land speed record is 763 mph over a one mile track.)
2007-11-19 21:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by phoenixshade 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it would take 6 months before it became midnight.
2007-11-19 22:09:35 · answer #3 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋