Bernie why dont you get a mixmaster out and stir some air in a slippery bowl in a vacuum.. or some thin fluid like alcohol in a bowl sitting on a frictionless turntable... You might goof up the beater to 20000rpm or so...then you will get the picture.. Philip.. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernie Brauer To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 1:00 AM Subject: [geocentrism] Windstorms Forgetting about altitude, here are the various speeds that the Earth's gaseous atmosphere would have at various latitudes at sea level if the Earth were rotating. This would create tremendous windstorms: 0 degrees, equator - 1038 mph 10 degrees - 1021 mph 20 degrees - 974 mph 30 degrees - 898 mph 40 degrees - 794 mph 50 degrees - 666 mph 60 degrees - 518 mph 70 degrees - 354 mph 80 degrees - 180 mph bb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/778 - Release Date: 27/04/2007 1:39 PM