At the moment at work Iam getting people to think by asking them how, with the equator spinning at 1038 miles an hour, and the poles sationary, that all the earths water doesnt just slide down to the equator with centrifugal force, especially considering how even the slight pull of the moon is enough to drag the seas. Can you scientific guys give an explaination as to why this doent happen if the Earth really is spinning please? There must be a formula as to the amount of centrifugal foce that is at work at the equator compared to the poles. Just putting a toy soldier on a spinning LP record and it flys off as it gets away from the middle, how much more so must water? Pete Charlton