I believe the night/day cycle would look different because if the Earth is not spinning at all and only moving around the sun then you'd get roughly a half year (or perhaps 3 months) night and a half year day due to the fact that it's stationary with respect to the sun (it's kind of like why the moon has to spin to be tidally locked). If the Earth does not spin but just orbits then any given spot would roughly face the sun for 3 months at a time. But I might be having a brain fart; if I am not thinking this through then feel free to give me your logic.As for your second paragraph's first two sentences: I don't know about that.
Oh you're right, I misinterpreted what you were saying. I was imaging a stationary Earth with the sun revolving around it once every 24 hours like in the old geostationary models. I misread your post.
elite185Jun 6, 2009
Fails. Anyone got another?
cleoqkazooJun 6, 2009
I was feeling it until the reddit part. im loyal to my digg
tsk05Jun 6, 2009
I believe the night/day cycle would look different because if the Earth is not spinning at all and only moving around the sun then you'd get roughly a half year (or perhaps 3 months) night and a half year day due to the fact that it's stationary with respect to the sun (it's kind of like why the moon has to spin to be tidally locked). If the Earth does not spin but just orbits then any given spot would roughly face the sun for 3 months at a time. But I might be having a brain fart; if I am not thinking this through then feel free to give me your logic.As for your second paragraph's first two sentences: I don't know about that.
logicexeJun 6, 2009
Oh you're right, I misinterpreted what you were saying. I was imaging a stationary Earth with the sun revolving around it once every 24 hours like in the old geostationary models. I misread your post.
rahsutJun 7, 2009
i think he means that it too is moving along with the rest of the galaxy
lodeswrathJun 7, 2009
science still doesnt know exactly how that works...but we will, eventually
areallygoodnameJun 15, 2009
Get over it.<a class="user" href="http://abstrusegoose.com/25">http://abstrusegoose.com/25</a>