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The earth rotates at about 1000mph. What would happen if a type of automobile could excel this speed?


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Some planes can exceed this speed. What it means is that the pilot sees the sun rise in the west, and set in the east, the opposite of normal behavior. Not much else special happens though.

Arthur Smith


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