157. Gravity does not magically drag the atmosphere and has never been measured or calculated
"If “gravity” magically dragged the atmosphere along with the spinning ball Earth, that would mean the atmosphere near the equator would be spinning around at over 1000 mph, the atmosphere over the mid-latitudes would be spinning around 500 mph, and gradually slower down to the poles where the atmosphere would be unaffected at 0 mph. In reality, however, the atmosphere at every point on Earth is equally unaffected by this alleged force, as it has never been measured or calculated and proven non-existent by the ability of airplanes to fly unabated in any direction without experiencing any such atmospheric changes." Dubay doesn’t understand gravity, friction or relative motion Just because Dubay does not understand gravity does not make it magic. Gravity keeps the atmosphere from dissipating into space and from spinning off into space because of the rotation. I.e. it counteracts the centrifugal force. The atmosphere is rotated by friction with the ground and...