
Originally Posted by
drunkenmonk
We know that the earth rotates around its own axis once in 24 hours. So hypothetically, if I had a jet-pack that can keep me hovering, kind of suspended in the same spot, just a few feet off the ground, for many hours at a time, I am inclined to think (and I know I am wrong) that....
(a) The earth would continue to rotate below me, just like how the moon technically 'hovers' and rotates above the earth while the earth rotates... and,
(b) After about 12 hours of hovering, I would find myself hovering above a country that is diametrically on the other side of the earth, from where I started...
I know I am missing something here... could someone please explain what it is?