Re: Ideas for World Hierarchy Example
From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 17 Jan 2007 17:54:02 -0800
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Date: 17 Jan 2007 17:54:02 -0800
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> earth's ... radius is 6378.15 km;
> So, the barycentre is at about 4687.8 km from the centre of the earth,
> which is about 1700 km below the surface.
Ok, did a little digging and yes the Earth actually wobbles nearly 3/4th of it radius! Its much worse than my bicycle wheels. Luckily this occurs over a month's time :) Received on Thu Jan 18 2007 - 02:54:02 CET