hunting_boy Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 if the world stopped turning at this very moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen Id rekon id make one last post and go hunting.lol Think the other side would freeze really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHuntr1 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen Pray To God And be with family and friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] if the world stopped turning at this very moment? [/ QUOTE ] there'd be no school tomorrow..you could bet on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen no dumb stuff im serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen we would all die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen try to get it turning again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] we would all die [/ QUOTE ] Definitely, the world is spinning so fast that we would all be killed by a sudden stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen yea prolly but who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] no dumb stuff im serious [/ QUOTE ] OK [ QUOTE ] if the Earth stopped rotating completely? In that case, one half the Earth would be in daylight for half the year while the other side would be in darkness. The second half of the year it would be reversed. Temperature variations would be far more extreme then they are now. The temperature gradient would affect the wind circulation also. Air would move from the equator to the poles rather then in wind systems parallel to the equator as they are now. Even stranger would be the change in the Sun's position in the sky. In the above scenario, Sun would just have a seasonal motion up and down the sky towards the south due to the orbit of the Earth and its axial tilt. You would see the elevation of the Sun increase or decrease in the sky just as we now see the elevation of the Sun change from a single point on the Earth due to the Earth's daily rotation. As an example, say we live at 30 degrees North latitude. In the Summer, at a longitude where the Sun was exactly overhead, it would slide gradually to the horizon as Fall approached, but since the Sun has moved 90 degrees in its orbit, it would now be due west. As Winter approached, you would now be located on the dark side of the Earth. You would have to move to a longitude 180 degrees around the Earth to see the Sun 1/2 way up the sky because in the Winter, the Sun is 50 degrees south of its summer location in the sky. There would be other effects of the Earth's rotation slowing also. The magnetic field of the Earth is generated by a dynamo effect that involves its rotation. If the Earth stopped rotating, the magnetic field would no longer be regenerated and it would decay away to some low, residual value due to the very small component which is 'fossilized' in its iron-rich rocks. There would be no more 'northern lights' and the Van Allen radiation belts would probably vanish, as would our protection from cosmic rays and other high-energy particles. Losing this protection would cause serious health issues. Be glad for our Earthly rotation, without it we would be much worse off! [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen LOL good one Buckee! Way to get to the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen I forgot to mention ...we'd all die eventually ...lets just say sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen No matter what hemisphere you were in, the toilet water would go straight down the drain. Assuming a sudden stop, anything not attached to the earth is going on one wild ride! Probably not survivable. Massive earthquakes would ruin much of the surface and the atmosphere would definately change from volcanic activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen alls i know if id did stop spinning at least let it by in the morning so its light out here so i could at least go hunting or fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen I hope the dark side is on my side so I can sleep in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] no dumb stuff im serious [/ QUOTE ] If you're serious, then why would you ask a question that defies all the properties of physics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] no dumb stuff im serious [/ QUOTE ] If you're serious, then why would you ask a question that defies all the properties of physics? [/ QUOTE ] Sounds like an assignment from some idiot teacher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen it means no license, no season, no limit. i'm outta here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen What if C-A-T really spelled "dog"????? (Twilight Zone music in the background, getting louder and louder.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen Guess you would just have to continue to wonder, but would think that if it happened it would be too late to attempt to do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] What if C-A-T really spelled "dog"????? (Twilight Zone music in the background, getting louder and louder.....) [/ QUOTE ] Come on Tom, be serious; you don't want to be labeled an idiot now do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What if C-A-T really spelled "dog"????? (Twilight Zone music in the background, getting louder and louder.....) [/ QUOTE ] Come on Tom, be serious; you don't want to be labeled an idiot now do you? [/ QUOTE ] Idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagobbln Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen No problem. If everyone on earth just started running in the same direction (much like little hamsters on a big exersize wheel), we'd have it going again in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What if C-A-T really spelled "dog"????? (Twilight Zone music in the background, getting louder and louder.....) [/ QUOTE ] Come on Tom, be serious; you don't want to be labeled an idiot now do you? [/ QUOTE ] Idiot. [/ QUOTE ] I've been labeled worse..... I could live with "idiot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhunter39 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Re: what would happen i would grab a bunch of MARINE'S , and start running , to start the earth rotating again , as long as we have the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS . the world will never be in trouble . SEMPER FI DEVIL DOGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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