ColtChevy t1_j0ule3b wrote
It makes me wonder, is it less that the ocean is flowing around the continent or the continent is turning within the ocean?
Quadrassic_Bark t1_j0v6vbl wrote
Wut?
ColtChevy t1_j0vn5m5 wrote
As in the earth is spinning about the poles. So instead of the ocean moving around the continent, the earth is rotating the continent through the ocean.
Ameisen t1_j0wbqeg wrote
The oceans rotate with the Earth. They're a part of it.
ColtChevy t1_j0wfjqv wrote
Right, but have you ever had an ice cube in your drink that you wanted to chomp but when you take a sip, it is on the other side of the cup. So you rotate the cup around but the water stays in place and the ice cube doesn’t move. That’s the idea I’m having.
Ameisen t1_j0ww8mz wrote
The water is already rotating with the Earth. There is no sudden angular acceleration.
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