Why we are unable to feel the rotation of the earth?

Question

Why we are unable to feel the rotation of the earth?

Answer 1

how are you so sure the earth DOES rotate and is ROUND?

Answer 2

Gravity

Answer 3

You never feel constant motion, you only ever feel changes in your state of motion.  Even though the earth is slowing down and beginning to wobble, it is by such a miniscule [relatively speaking] amount that you cannot detect the change.

If you're going down a very smooth road in a car with very good suspension, you can tell.  However, if the vehicle's direction or speed is changed, you really feel it.  Sort of like holding a glass of water steady on the dash or whatever.  It will ripple due to vehicle vibrations, but will only ever go out of level if you accelerate, brake or turn.

Answer 4

A number of answers miss the point of your question, or are a little incorrect.

In actuality, you do "feel" the Earth's rotation.You may not notice it, but it does affect us in minor ways.The earth is moving "Fast". A point on the equator is moving around the centre over 1600 km/hr. But we don't feel speed, we feel change in speed.

It is true that we can see the sun moving across the sky, but for thousands of years people felt that it WAS the sun moving, not the earth rotating.

So let's consider your question carefully. It turns out that we CAN feel and see the earth's rotation if we look and measure carefully. Here are there ways:

1. We can dangle a pendulum over the north pole. As the earth rotates from west to east, it looks to us as if the pendulum's plane of swing roates from east to west. I know that's kind of like watching the sun go around, too. But the pendulum is right here, in our hands, and we can't see any reason the pendulum would be doing that. But if the Earth rotates, well, that explains it.

2. The rotation of the Earth makes things near the equator seem to weigh a little less than they should, even accounting for the fact that the ground at the equator is a little farther from the centre of the earth than the pole.

AND, that gives us another bit of visual evidence:

3. It's the earth's rotation that makes the equatorial bulge in the first place. To see the effect yourself on a much larger scale, look at a photo of the planet Jupiter. It's WAY larger across its equator than from pole to pole because of its faster rotation.

Answer 5

you can sense it

the rotation of the earth can be sensed clearly if you view sun through theodolite with necessary sun glass.

you can see the sun movement that exactly the rotation of earth

Answer 6

because of its gravitational force, you are stick to it and going along with it, so you do not feel.

Answer 7

It's rotational speed is so small in comparison to its dimensions i.e. its diameter.