Consequences of Earth Stopping Spin

If the Earth suddenly stopped spinning, you'd instantly be thrown east at over a thousand

miles an hour. This is because the force of the movement would keep working on the Earth's

surface, making everything keep going at the same speed it was before.

Anything not attached would go flying. Even oceans would shift with devastating force.

And since the atmosphere would keep going too, powerful winds would blast across the

planet. Without the spin, the Earth's magnetic field could collapse, and the planet would

quickly fry causing total extinction.