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Flat earth thought (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 months ago by batman654987 to c/[email protected]

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I heard something new that realy makes you wander. If the earth is rotating as they say than how airplanes can go in straight line? If earth is moving under them they should land way off the desired destinacion.. 😮 They are not connected to the earth so rotacion shouldnt apply to them, it applyes only to cars and runing animals but not on airplains and bierds.. Also when you jump from baloon that is wery high up, you shouldnt fall straight down, if the earth is rotating it should move under you and you could newer fall on the same spot that you jumped over.. 🫢

I cant beleave this newer came to my mind for entire life.. 😵

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The atmosphere is rotating with the Earth, so airplanes and hot air balloons rotate with it too.

It actually does make a difference for rockets though. Most rockets launch east, since they're able to use the spin of the earth to help them fling out into space. If you launch West, you need to overcome that rotation, and it eats into your energy.

But for things that aren't leaving earth, it all rotates together, so there isn't any relative motion from it.