How much would a 100 pound person weigh if the earth didn't rotate?

Subject: How much would a 100 pound person weigh if the earth didn't rotate?

Date: Sun Jun 8 02:07:25 1997
Posted by Jonathan Powell
Grade level: grad
School: Columbia University
City: New York State/Province: New York
Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 865753645.Ph

Message:

I am assuming that since the earth rotates, there is a certain
amount of centrifical force that pushes mass away from the Earth's
center even while gravity pulls this same mass towards the Earth's
center.  If this is correct, how much would a 100 pound person
weigh if the Earth stopped spinning? Thanks.

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