Without a doubt, one of the great mysteries of humanity throughout its history is about the rotation of the earth. One of those mysteries is what would happen if the earth stopped spinning, something that makes many wonder if this is really useful or not.
Many people don’t understand why the earth rotates or why it rotates at that speed or in that way. The earth rotates due to the force of its magnetism, turning on its own axis in a slightly inclined way. The magnetic field is responsible for this and the force of gravity is responsible for the earth revolving around the sun.
Since we were children we have assumed that the earth rotated and that’s it, since this was as if the sun rises every morning or the wind. However, we have never wondered about the importance of this rotation, much less have we considered what would happen if the earth stopped rotating.
Many people believe that this would be catastrophic and other people say that nothing would happen. Since there is contradictory information, it is very easy to have doubts about this issue, since it is not an easy issue that can be resolved overnight.
The rotation of the earth is complex and it really is useful for many things, more than you can imagine. Therefore, if right now the earth stopped turning completely almost suddenly, the consequences would not be very good to say. From the complete change of wind, to the complete extinction of human life.
The rotation of the earth is so important that it is responsible for our being alive right now and if you don’t believe me, keep reading, as we are going to explain step by step everything that would happen if the earth stopped rotating.
Instructions
- Wall effect: If you realize, the earth is spinning and we who are inside are spinning with it. Let’s say that we are like people and the earth is a car that is moving in one direction. If that car suddenly stopped running, people would be thrown out of the rearview mirror with catastrophic consequences. This would happen on earth if it stopped spinning, since it would create a beastly wall effect that could kill millions of people with a stroke of the pen. Imagine being in a car at 300 per hour and hitting it against a wall, because this would be nothing compared to what would happen, since the earth goes much faster than a car and therefore, we would all suffer serious consequences for all this. This wall effect is the first effect of the earth stopping turning and it is certainly devastating and something that many people had not thought of, but it makes a lot of sense if we look at the laws of physics and the centrifugal force, which makes Objects inside don’t move unless you suddenly stop spinning.
- Hurricane wind and breaking of places on the earth: The second step that would occur is a tremendous hurricane wind, which would be a consequence of the aforementioned great wall effect. If you look closely, when a vehicle is going very fast and stops suddenly, the wind breezes move at this speed, since contacts with the different forces are produced. However, this is nothing compared to what would happen, since we would have winds of more than a thousand kilometers per hour and without a doubt, this would devastate the entire earth at any moment. This would not only wipe out almost all the people, but it would also wipe out the vegetation, especially in the center of the earth. All the places we know of would be broken by the wind and would be completely torn apart. In addition, many holes would be made by erosion and without a doubt, this would create a total destruction effect on the earth, which could bring about an apocalyptic world in the blink of an eye.
- Sudden changes in temperature due to magnetic field: The third thing that would occur is sudden changes in the temperature of the earth, since the magnetic field that keeps the earth rotating, it would be removed entirely. This field is very important, since it is one of those fields that is in charge of managing how the hot and cold water currents are going and also one of those in charge of regulating the temperature. Instead of having a temperature suitable for human life on the entire planet, we were going to end up with sudden changes in temperature that would mean half of the planet completely frozen and the other half of the planet completely scorched by heat. This would make life on the planet difficult and would surely end it, since at these extreme temperatures living beings cannot survive as easily as normally. This, coupled with deforestation and lack of oxygen, would almost completely destroy life on earth.
- Redistribution of water: The last step that would bring the total stop of the dry land, would be the redistribution of water, that is, the world would not have the oceans as we know them now, but due to erosion, magnetic field and other factors, the balance would be lost. The rotation of the earth allows the water in the center to keep rotating and if it stopped rotating, it would be placed on top with water and in the center without water due to the inertia of the rotation of the earth. Try taking a hollow sphere and fill it with water. IF you pay attention, the force of gravity causes the water to be located at the end and never in the center. However, if it moves, the water could be located throughout the sphere, making this possible. In the case of the earth, the northern continents would be completely flooded and the center of the earth would be completely dry, that is, without a single drop of water. It goes without saying that these conditions for life are not very good to say,
- The only survivors: Right now you are wondering if after this black apocalyptic future, there would be any survivors of the tragedy or if the human race would be extinguished altogether. The answer is that it did open a survivor. First of all, the people in space would obviously be saved, even though they would lose contact with the earth altogether. Secondly, people who fly very high in a plane could be saved from the wall effect, although later the temperatures could easily kill them. Finally we have the people of the poles, areas where the spin is not so noticeable and could survive the wall effect and the temperatures, although in the end the water would end up flooding the entire area. In the end, they would only have the chance to repopulate those in space, but they would have to do it on another planet, since this one would be totally messed up and uninhabitable. Let’s hope that never happens.