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I guess you could pretend that the world is one of thesehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookes_radiometerBut fundamentally the winds are driven by the Sun.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 03/08/2020 22:14:21I guess you could pretend that the world is one of thesehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookes_radiometerBut fundamentally the winds are driven by the Sun.Please explain Buys Ballot's rule and the veering of wind direction with altitude. I am well acquainted with the apparently erroneous mechanism in the meteorology textbooks, but whilst that is adequate for aviators and mariners, it seems that we have been missing the obvious for over 150 years. A Nobel Prize awaits.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 03/08/2020 14:55:27Now, for the 3rd or 4th timeQuote from: Bored chemist on 02/08/2020 12:13:33perhaps you can tell us what provides the torque that slows the Earth?Hint: it can't be the atmosphere because that's rotating along with,and is part of, the Earth. If it wasn't then there would be a 1000 mph wind round the equator.I checked, it's the fifth time of asking.
Now, for the 3rd or 4th timeQuote from: Bored chemist on 02/08/2020 12:13:33perhaps you can tell us what provides the torque that slows the Earth?Hint: it can't be the atmosphere because that's rotating along with,and is part of, the Earth. If it wasn't then there would be a 1000 mph wind round the equator.
The short answer to the original question is yes.
By conservation of angular momentum, all you need is one windmill with a vertical axis at the north pole, rotating against Earth's spin.
climbing the stairs increases your distance from the rotation axis, so it increases the moment of inertia and this reduces the rotational speed, but not much.
I will explain further at a later date via new theory’s the consequences of this fact .
Angular speed is not conserved, but angular momentum is.
And now, for the 6th time.Quote from: Bored chemist on Yesterday at 23:13:48Quote from: Bored chemist on 03/08/2020 14:55:27Now, for the 3rd or 4th timeQuote from: Bored chemist on 02/08/2020 12:13:33perhaps you can tell us what provides the torque that slows the Earth?Hint: it can't be the atmosphere because that's rotating along with,and is part of, the Earth. If it wasn't then there would be a 1000 mph wind round the equator.I checked, it's the fifth time of asking.Sooner or later, you will find it is easier to accept that you are wrong.
So if you change angular speed ω and conserve momentum, you must change the moment of inertia I of the planet.
Are you suggesting that windmills cause earthquakes?
Please don't ascribe irrelevant ideas to me.
Or if you have access to an inquisitive 10-year-old, you could ask him what makes air move latitudinally over the oceans.
A ship sailing due north has to overcome coriolis forces, but that doesn't mean they can switch off the engine.The engine has to work harder.
Seventh time.What do you think is providing the external torque needed to change the angular momentum of the Earth?
So although you’re drifting away from the original question, there are several external torque forces that are accepted by mainstream science that affects the length of day and there is active research in regards to the coupling between the various layers of the planet.
But as I already pointed out
Quote from: Bored chemist on 05/08/2020 17:26:44But as I already pointed outThere's a difference between "asserted" and "pointed out". One of them has a scientific basis.
If I walk North or South I am forced left or right by the coriolis force. But it is at right angles to my path and so it does no work.And so, for the 8th time...Quote from: Bored chemist on Yesterday at 17:13:03Seventh time.What do you think is providing the external torque needed to change the angular momentum of the Earth?
You are unteachable.