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by gbloom on March 31st, 2007

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Taking into account that the world is rotating, does travel to a given point on the opposite side of the world take the same amount of time going from east to west as from west to east, assuming that all conditions on each trip are identical?

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  • by anguilla on March 31st, 2007

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    Yes, unless you are flying. If you are flying in the same direction as the wind, you get a free boost in speed. If you are flying into the wind, you move slower (unless you can create enough power to overcome the wind resistance).

    This could also apply to ships and the winds and ships and ocean currents.

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