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What if Earth suddenly stopped spinning? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully the brakes are out on this thing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah we haven't exactly kept the maintenance up on this baby. It's even starting to overheat.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

The check engine light has been on for a long time, but the oil companies just slapped a sticker over it to make it less annoying.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I bought his book (What If?) and I think this was one of the first scenarios. Pretty cool.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

We've had this question only a few months ago, and earth's opinion hasn't changed since... :)