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To: Marty62
The EARTH is spinning and cars use more fuel because of the earth spinning? Only if you are driving east to west!
7 posted on 12/12/2009 7:37:26 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232
Only if you are driving east to west!

As I remember my freshman physics, north to south travel is also effected. The velocity has to increase due to the distance from the axis of rotation increasing.

While the effect is had to see in a car, any artilleryman knows about this because the correction must be made for accurate fire over longer ranges.

8 posted on 12/12/2009 7:43:08 AM PST by CurlyDave
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