S1_3_StopEarthRotation

Authors

  • Sherali Walji
  • Luke Feetham
  • Josef Holden
  • David Gray

Abstract

It has been stated in the past by Dr. (h.c.).  Jeremy Clarkson that a car could have enough torque that it would send the Earth spinning backwards rather then the car being propelled forwards.  Using simple calculations it can be shown that this is impossible.

Published

09/04/2009

How to Cite

Walji, S., Feetham, L., Holden, J., & Gray, D. (2009). S1_3_StopEarthRotation. Physics Special Topics, 7(2). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/981

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2008): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles