RE: Flat earth any one?

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Flat earth any one?

in science •  7 years ago 

The Coriolis Effect/Force is not a real force. It simply arises from having a coordinate frame that rotates. For the rotating frame of the earth, the effects are small, and only apparent over long distances (e.g. the Paris Gun and ballistic trajectories, the diameters of hurricanes, etc.). They can become more readily apparent if we obtain another coordinate frame that rotates on a small scale, such as a tilt-a-whirl, as demonstrated in this video: (vimeo . com/110882577).

Since the Coriolis effect isn't a real force, and is simply an effect of a rotating coordinate frame, no energy can be extracted from it.

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