S1_3_StopEarthRotation

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.


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