From ancient times to the present flat earth claims are kept alive with various videos or images presented as proof (!) today. Many branches of science, especially astronomy, had proved this idea wrong. Even those who want to prove the flat earth accidentally We also saw that he proved that the earth is round.

Another thought from those who support this idea is that the Earth stand still and other stars that revolve around it. For this reason, they claim that if the Earth were to rotate, buildings and living things would not be able to move freely as they do now. Come on, why these thoughts is wrong Let’s explain.

First of all, the Earth does not rotate at a speed of 600 thousand kilometers per hour (for comparison, the speed of light is about 300 thousand kilometers per second). The equator is the part where our Earth’s speed is fastest when it revolves around itself:

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Here on the hour 1670 kilometers It looks like a very high speed. This speed decreases towards the poles. In other words, as you read this article, you are standing on a sphere that is moving faster than 1000 kilometers per hour. As it revolves around the sun, about 107 thousand kilometers such speed. Agree Why? do we not feel this enormous speed?

Gravity, gravity and more gravity…

You, your computer, your desk, your house, the buildings around you and even weather We can say that everything, including the earth, is connected to the earth thanks to gravity. Let’s take an example to understand this better. In city subways 35 to 80 kilometers We see a speed in between. The reason you are not affected by this speed when you get on these vehicles is that you are. at the same time is that you are moving at that speed.

When the vehicle first moves, its speed increases, but since your speed is zero, it will decrease slightly. shake you live. But as the vehicle accelerates, you reach this speed and feel more comfortable standing in it. This is the case for the world. Gravity, atmosphere and us Connects to EarthThat is why we act simultaneously with him. Unlike just the subway, the world is constant at constant speed We do not experience convulsions as it progresses. That’s why we land in the same place when we jump.

That is why we can stand comfortably on buildings. The fact that they have the same speed as us makes the situation as if we are not moving at all. Just like 2 cars traveling at the same speed on the highway stay in line. But that doesn’t change the fact that they act.

This speed keeps us safe. What if the Earth stops for just 1 second and then continues to rotate?

At this point we would learn the importance of speed in the worst possible way. Let’s bring this to mind again instead of explaining it directly. We know that vehicles can travel up to hundreds of kilometers per hour. Agree 250 kilometers per hour What would happen if a speeding vehicle suddenly stopped as if it were stuck where it was?

Probably from the inside get news it would hardly be possible. From this point of view, it is not difficult to predict what would happen if our Earth, which was moving at a speed of more than 1500 kilometers per hour, suddenly stopped. Around flying buildingsWe would see people, vehicles and experience the apocalyptic scenario.

So even if you’re standing on top of the world’s tallest skyscraper, you can remain fixated on it as if it weren’t moving at all, because that structure moves with you…

But it depends on where you are. wind levels this can make the experiment difficult for you.

Finally, let’s say that not only Earth, but also the entire solar system moves around the galaxy:

sources: SpaceCo, EarthSky, Ask an Astronomer, Astro Bytes, The World of Science, Cosmic Vortex