Submitted by Alternative_Bar_6441 t3_127tnln in explainlikeimfive
freddwnz t1_jefymca wrote
Reply to comment by Alternative_Bar_6441 in ELI5 Why when we jump in the air the earth doesnt move by Alternative_Bar_6441
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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