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Alternative_Bar_6441 OP t1_jefrijx wrote
Reply to comment by defalt86 in ELI5 Why when we jump in the air the earth doesnt move by Alternative_Bar_6441
No she mean like the earth is spinning why when we jump we dont move even 1cm
freddwnz t1_jefymca wrote
Because we are moving at the same speed as the earth rotates. You don't just magically stop moving once you lift off from the floor, you are still spinning with the earth at the same speed, just like the air in the atmosphere.
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