Actually, if it stopped all of a sudden we wouldn`t have time even to realize what had happened: everything on the earth’s surface, including atmosphere and oceans, would continue spinning as it had been because of inertia. It means that everything would be flung due east at a huge speed of more than 1000 mph! Almost no living creatures would survive except those underground and at the poles, but these lucky ones would stay alive only a little longer. This video demonstrates the major consequences of such an awful event:
However, some scientists say the consequences may be even more catastrophic: huge kinesthetic forces and inertia will just tear the planet apart!
Watch this amazing educational video to find out more about this hypothetic situation:
What would happen if Earth suddenly stopped rotating? - VIDEO
14 May 2016
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Everything on our planet spins together with the earth that is why we don"t notice its rotation. But if the planet stopped, the consequences would be disastrous!
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