An Explanation of Why It Isn’t Faster To Fly West

Minute Physics explains why it isn’t faster to fly west, even though the Earth is spinning East at 1000 MPH.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.