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In article <3s7eeq$1kb5@sernews.raleigh.ibm.com> anthonycx@raleigh.ibm.com writes:
>>The idea I have mentioned here, that relatively speaking, the earth may
>>well be stationary and the universe rotating around it is valid and 
>>there is no way we can tell what is happening from our point of view. 
>>Everything can be interpreted in either way...
>
>Not so, if the earth did not rotate, then we would not have hurricanes or tornados.
>There would be no wind, no ocean currents, no air circulation. There would be
>no storms.
>
>Take care
>Mr. Anthony R. Cox

Avast ye scurvey dog! (I disagree...)

There would be convection currents in the atmosphere; there would not be
any Corealis (sp?) effect. Hurricanes would most likely not occur, but
tornadoes possibly could. Actually, I take that back... with the moon-earth
system's tidal forces, there might be some minor (Corealis) effect. (not to 
mention the sun's tidal force...) 

There would probably be storms... water would still evaporate over water-rich 
warm areas, and condense over colder areas. Tidal force could carry water-rich
air (read: energy) over mountain ranges, causing orographic precipitaton.
(Or is that orthographic? it's been over a decade since that HS science
class!)

My cup of coffee doesn't have rotation, yet if I heat one side of it, a
convection current sets in....

Point is, all things held equal and just the rotation eliminated, the Earth is
still part of a dynamic system of forces/energies... 

	-mike
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