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No, jet engines push against the atmosphere and the atmosphere is a part of the earth
by Perz1val 2mo ago
No, jet engines push against the atmosphere and the atmosphere is a part of the earth
- delichon 2mo agohttps://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/608372/if-a-jet-engine-is-bolted-to-the-equator-does-the-earth-speed-up https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/608372/if-a-jet-... It would have to be rockets. My napkin says 2B starship boosters and 250K tons of propellant per second should give us around 1 second per year.
- Sohcahtoa82 2mo agoIf the jet engines are pushing hard enough, then the atmosphere won't be a part of the earth for long.
- rzzzt 2mo agoThen we'll have to decrease the radius a bit.