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Stamps stemmed post office losses on unpaid letters, leading to cheaper rates and more letter-sending. Anna Diamond is the former assistant editor for Smithsonian magazine. Illustration by Joshua Fetzer Q: What would happen if the earth suddenly stopped rotating? Q: Who was the first person commemorated on a U. Post a Comment. But what will happen if the Earth stopped spinning? Imagine you are in a fast-moving car and the car stopped suddenly. What would happen if you did not have your seatbelt in place?

The earth is always in motion, so are other things including the atmosphere. If the earth stopped moving suddenly, everything on the surface would be destroyed because the atmosphere would keep spinning. Everything on earth would experience a sideways deceleration of 0. It would feel like things were at an angle of 38 0 from the vertical, enough for most buildings to fall over.

Here are exactly what would happen if the earth was brought to a complete halt. If the earth stopped spinning, it would take a whole year for the planet to achieve what it normally pulls off in a day. If the process happened gradually over billions of years, the situation would be very different, and it is this possibility which is the most likely as the constant torquing of the Sun and Moon upon the Earth finally reaches it's conclusion.

If the rotation period slowed to 1 rotation every days a condition called 'sun synchronous', every spot in the Earth would have permanent daytime or nighttime all year long. This is similar to the situation on the Moon where for 2 weeks the front-side is illuminated by the Sun, and for 2 weeks the back side is illuminated.

This situation for the Earth is not the condition of 'stopped' rotation, but it is as close as the laws of physics will let the Earth get. Post by AlexanderDitto » 08 Jul , Post by Gollom » 08 Jul , Post by The Jester » 08 Jul , Post by epocalypse » 08 Jul , Post by empath » 08 Jul , Quick links.

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What happens if the Earth stops spinning? Re: What happens if the Earth stops spinning? Post by aeric90 » 07 Jul , Very facinating! Post by Keab42 » 07 Jul , Indeed. Keab Keeb-forty-two Deal with it. Post by sdhonda » 07 Jul , There was a show about this on the Discovery channel a few weeks ago.

But ya, thank you for posting. Post by meta me » 08 Jul , this is a terrible article yes the earth is slowing however i the ida that "slowed down and finally stopped spinning over a period of a few decades" is ludicrous and violates the laws of physics i so many whys it all so makes know mention of the moon in this like see level this is important.