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Originally posted by rsl12
keep in mind also that, as it rotates faster and faster, it will start looking like a football to the outside observer. and probably like some kind of pancake to the observer on earth.
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Not in this universe. Remember relativity doesn't exist if the Earth can rotate at light speed.
Im too lazy to do the calculations myself, but I couldn't help noticing there was a difference of two orders of magnitude between two of the answers. That's a lot.
I think KnifeMissile has it here as Yakk multiplied instead of dividing (a frustratingly easy mistake to make if my experience is anything to go by.)
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