Re: Foucault at the equator
From: Edward Green (spamspamspam3_at_netzero.com)
Date: 06/07/04
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Date: 7 Jun 2004 16:27:16 -0700
"John T Lowry" <jlowry100@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<7d%wc.5395$uX2.3045@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> "Tristan Miller" <psychonaut@nothingisreal.com> wrote in message
> news:1160480.xLJh79aFKL@ID-187157.News.Individual.NET...
> > Greetings.
> >
> > In article <6AMwc.23967$Tn6.19052@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> John T
> > Lowry wrote:
> > > Nothing to it. Taking two identical jet transports, at identical but
> > > opposite velocities, and have one circumnavigate the earth
> eastbound,
> > > the other, westbound. The eastbound one will use less fuel because
> it
> > > gets an effective lift boost (hence less aerodynamic lift, hence
> less
> > > induced drag), in the earth frame, from earth's rotation. It's a
> > > Coriolus force demonstation, as is the Foucault pendulum, but in the
> > > vertical instead of the horizontal plane.
> >
> > Perhaps you missed the part about it being the year 1850...?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tristan
> >
> >
> You're right. I missed the 1850 proviso.
Then you should be able to detect the difference using cannon balls --
though it might be hard to control for prevailing winds.
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