What if the earth stopped spinning for 5 seconds?

 

Be careful because we are going to stop the earth from rotating. it's fine. If the earth stops spinning for five seconds.

How much damage will this sudden stop do?

What will you experience in different parts of the world?

And when the earth starts spinning again, will it still be able to live?

The earth makes one complete rotation on its axis in one day. It gives us day and night. The Earth is spinning due to a collision that occurred 4.6 billion years ago when the planet was forming. As a large disk of gas and dust revolves around the sun, dust and rock particles come together, creating forces that keep the planet moving in one direction.

You can imagine a figure skater spinning fast and fast. And there is almost no force in space to slow it down. And we've been around for billions of years. But if the earth stopped for 5 seconds, would you fly off the surface?

If the planet suddenly stopped, the atmosphere would still be in motion. This means that even though everything has stopped, strong winds will continue to blow. And it won't be a breeze. They will be many times stronger than any storm you have ever encountered.

But the strength of these winds will vary depending on where you are on the planet. At or near the equator, the earth rotates at its own speed. Here you will experience winds of 1,670 kilometers per hour (1,037 miles per hour)

But forget about you. They will be so fast that they will tear the earth's crust. So it doesn't matter if you are out in the open or inside a strong steel building. These winds will wipe you out.

In context, the strongest F5 hurricanes reach speeds of up to 511 kilometers per hour (318 miles per hour). These storms can remove houses from their foundations, send flying cars and even tear down concrete structures. The winds from the Earth's emergency brake will be three times stronger. So if the crust under your feet doesn't break, you and a lot of other things will probably fly a long way.

 The speed you need to escape the forces of Earth's gravity and enter space is about 40,000 kilometers per hour (25,000 miles per hour). In other parts of the world, like New Zealand or France, you will experience mild winds. But at a speed of 1,180 kilometers per hour (733 miles per hour), it will still be more powerful than any storm.

These winds will destroy everything. But they will not be the only danger you need to keep an eye on in those five seconds. Our planet is not a perfect sphere. It emerges near the equator due to the centrifugal forces created by the planet's rotation. If the rotation stopped, the Earth would rapidly turn into a round planet.

All the water that accumulates near the equator will flow towards the poles, creating a massive tsunami. Five seconds later, when the planet returns to orbit at full speed, the water will recede. A wall of water will hit everything. Again . It's a storm.

The only place in this scenario where you would be safe is near the North or South Pole. Here, the winds will be the lightest. You may be relieved to hear that after all this, the earth has returned to its normal rotation. But as I said, there is nothing left.

Every building, every farm and all technology will become unrecognizable. Billions of people, every single person on earth, will die with the brutal force of a violent gust of wind.

So if you want to avoid this scenario, you better start building an underground bunker. Fortunately, it is expected that the earth will not stop at any time in the next few billion years. The sun will soon burn and turn into a red giant.