What happens if Earth stops spinning?
| Updated: 11 Dec 2019
If Earth suddenly stopped rotating, what would happen to us?
Mystery Hour Question
If the Earth suddenly stopped spinning, would we be able to feel the difference?
Richard, Sheffield
Answer
**Definitive**
Name: Marty, Belfast
Qualification: Studying physics many years ago at school.
Answer: Yes, we would be able to feel the difference. If it stopped spinning all of a sudden, the atmosphere around us would still be spinning, so everything that wasn’t attached to the bedrock would be swept up into the atmosphere.