Is there wind in space?

[sillysally]

How come I can only feel the earth spinning when I look up at the stars at night? I don't do that anymore because it makes me feel too discombobulated.

Is that because there is no wind in space?

[SteveA]

How come I can only feel the earth spinning when I look up at the stars at night? I don't do that anymore because it makes me feel too discombobulated.

Is that because there is no wind in space?

That's an interesting idea - I don't really notice the Earth rotating because it's too slow and subtle, but it would appear true that the rotation of the Earth wouldn't be seen without looking at the sky, except in terms of changes between day and night.

If there was a constant "wind", then the rotation might be noticed all the time instead and so looking at the sky wouldn't change anything.

Interesting ...

Well if there was a wind, but the wind encompassed space itself, then we'd be blown along with it - then again, you could be at the eye/center of a storm.

[Meem]

Yes, there are currents of energy in space you could call wind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind

[Profpat]

how come i can only feel the earth spinning when i look up at the stars at night? I don't do that anymore because it makes me feel too discombobulated.

Is that because there is no wind in space?

there's not only wind in space but farts also, sal.

[Meem]

Professor! did you just break wind (ba-dum-bum*snare*)

[Profpat]

OOOPS! Sorry.

[sillysally]

That's an interesting idea - I don't really notice the Earth rotating because it's too slow and subtle, but it would appear true that the rotation of the Earth wouldn't be seen without looking at the sky, except in terms of changes between day and night.

I think it happens during the day too. You have to be walking while looking up at the sky to actually feel it moving. I read that the earth is spinning between 700-1000 miles an hour depending on where you are on the earth, I don't think that's slow.

If there was a constant "wind", then the rotation might be noticed all the time instead and so looking at the sky wouldn't change anything.

Do you think if an airplane hovered in the air for an hour that a thousand miles would rotate under it? If you were at the point where the earth spins the fastest.

Well if there was a wind, but the wind encompassed space itself, then we'd be blown along with it - then again, you could be at the eye/center of a storm.

I think space wind would be really strong, especially if the heat from the sun and absolute zero met somewhere. Isn't that how wind is made, with hot and cold?

[sillysally]

Yes, there are currents of energy in space you could call wind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind

I thought about solar wind after I posted this. Thanks for the link, but that's more like a current as opposed to gusty winds.

[sillysally]

there's not only wind in space but farts also, sal.

Settle down PP, I'm happy to see you too.

[SteveA]

I think it happens during the day too. You have to be walking while looking up at the sky to actually feel it moving. I read that the earth is spinning between 700-1000 miles an hour depending on where you are on the earth, I don't think that's slow.

I guess it depends on where you consider the center of this rotation to be. If we used a few points in the galaxy to measure this velocity, it could be a lot faster than this.

Do you think if an airplane hovered in the air for an hour that a thousand miles would rotate under it? If you were at the point where the earth spins the fastest.

The air is carried along with this and so is the airplane.

I think space wind would be really strong, especially if the heat from the sun and absolute zero met somewhere. Isn't that how wind is made, with hot and cold?

Basically, yes. You need to allow a difference of pressure to flow or equalize.