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What would happen if Earth reversed its rotation and spun backwards
These are the trade winds, which normally blow westward due to Earth's rotation. So, on backwards Earth, they reverse. And that's where things get interesting. At first, changes would be ...
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The Extreme Geographical Changes That Would Take Place if the Earth Rotated 90º
As part of their ongoing "What If?" series, Randall Munroe of xkcd and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explained what ...
Scientists Turned the Earth’s Rotation Into 17 Microvolts of Electricity. That Could Be Revolutionary.
A new study reports that researchers have successfully used a meticulously designed cylinder to harness electricity as it ...
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Scientists Propose Bold New Way to Harness Energy from the Earth’s Rotation
For nearly two centuries, scientists have wondered if Earth’s rotation through its magnetic field could produce electricity. The idea was first tested by Michael Faraday in 1832, but his ...