On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 9:09:00 PM UTC+1, SlurpieMcDoublegulp wrote:
What happens if you ask an astrophysicist whether the Earth is flat? If that astrophysicist is Neil deGrasse Tyson, he first gives you a brutal side-eye that terrifies you to your core, before explaining the real reason why there are still people who believe the Earth is flat and we are at the center of the universe.
Read why:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...hp_ref=science

The circumference of the Equator is 24901 miles therefore 15 degrees of separation is 1037.5 miles. There is one hour time difference between each of those 15 degrees or 4 minutes for each degree.

What is the rotational speed of the Equator in miles per hour ?.