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manishb2km
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Hi All,
I have always been haunted by this basic question and will be grateful to anyone who can shed light on this!
Please consider this experiment - A cube is kept on a plane horizontal surface on the equator (where the Earth's rotational speed is the maximum). If the friction between the cube and the surface is zero, will the cube move on the surface in direction opposite to the Earth's rotation? Or rather, will the cube stay stationary and the plane move along with the Earth since there is no friction to drag the cube forward with it?
I have never understood why we do not feel the Earth rotate, since it's an angular motion despite constant speed, so everything on Earth is constantly accelerating. Is it because the acceleration is too small?
Thanks!
Manish
I have always been haunted by this basic question and will be grateful to anyone who can shed light on this!
Please consider this experiment - A cube is kept on a plane horizontal surface on the equator (where the Earth's rotational speed is the maximum). If the friction between the cube and the surface is zero, will the cube move on the surface in direction opposite to the Earth's rotation? Or rather, will the cube stay stationary and the plane move along with the Earth since there is no friction to drag the cube forward with it?
I have never understood why we do not feel the Earth rotate, since it's an angular motion despite constant speed, so everything on Earth is constantly accelerating. Is it because the acceleration is too small?
Thanks!
Manish