If the Earth stopped spinning

[Brian G Turner]

An interesting video that then goes on about the nature of counting time on Earth:

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

Well, at least one person would be happy about it. Or would have been happy...

 

[BAYLOR]

The Side facing the sun would cook and be rendered inhospitable and the side facing away would freeze and also become inhospitable .

 

[thaddeus6th]

Wasn't there a fantasy/sci-fi story based on a world like that, with a temperate middle zone and everywhere else being frozen/molten?

 

[farntfar]

I think Asimov has used that idea twice, Thaddeus, but about Mercury.
Once in one of the I Robot (or Rest of the Robot) stories, and once in one of the Lucky Starr childrens books.

 

[tinkerdan]

If this should happen : we should call Carole King and James Taylor to wind it up for us again.

 

[-K2-]

BTW; for any of you 'flat-earthers,' this world spinning thing, also applies to you like this:

Hope that helps

K2

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

Wasn't there a fantasy/sci-fi story based on a world like that, with a temperate middle zone and everywhere else being frozen/molten?

There was a planet like that in the old Star Wars EU. I forget which novel it appears in.