<p>If Earth suddenly stops rotating, will be thrown at 465 m/s ?</p>

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2019-01-17T15:02:50.060Z
this would be for the PHYSICS.SE site - no connection to astronomy
Fattie
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2019-01-17T18:59:01.530Z
Depends on your latitude too. At north pole, you might just fall over. Later, the winds would blow you around something awful.
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If Earth suddenly stops rotating, will be thrown at 465 m/s?
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# If Earth suddenly stops rotating, will be thrown at 465 m/s?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-17)

If Earth suddenly stops rotating, will be thrown at 465 m/s ?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: this would be for the PHYSICS.SE site - no connection to astronomy  
> **username_2**: Depends on your latitude too. At north pole, you might just fall over. Later, the winds would blow you around something awful.  

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