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Re: [Phys-l] Errata for FCI?

Depends on where the high and low tides are. Those that survive would have to deal with extreme heating or cooling since the day/night cycle would stop. Would the moon's revolution or rotation or both increase (gotta conserve that angular momentum)?

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Fox
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 9:44 PM
To: betwys1@sbcglobal.net; Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Errata for FCI?

But not at escape velocity....;-) and soon after we fell to earth the
ocean to our west would wash us away. ;-)


On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:07 PM, brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>wrote:

Then would you accept that if the Earth stopped rotating instantly, we
might
all( or many...) fly off towards the distant Eastern horizon? :-)


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