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[-] peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes, that is the speed you're going, then the acceleration you experience due to the change in direction as the earths surface revolves about an axis is a = v²/r. R being the radius of the earth. This gets us our small acceleration value.

You do experience this small acceleration as a very small reduction in weight. You actually weigh more at the poles than the equator. You don't feel the velocity at all, as the whole planet is moving with you.

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