- 1000-MPH-I.mp3
- 1000-MPH-I.mp4
- 1000-MPH-II.mp3
- 1000-MPH-II.mp4
- 1000-MPH-Interlude.mp3
- 1000-MPH-intro.mp3
[Verse]
In the middle
Moving at 1,000 miles per hour
So the riddle
What’s the roll at the pole
[Bridge]
Standing on top of the world
(Growing old)
Going nowhere
(I’m already there)
[Chorus]
Move toward the center
(At last moving fast)
Into the speed zone… enter!
(Moving fast at last)
[Bridge]
Standing on top of the world
(Growing old)
Going nowhere
(I’m already there)
[Chorus]
Move toward the center
(At last moving fast)
Into the speed zone… enter!
(Moving fast at last)
[Outro]
Moving fast at last
(At last moving fast)
A SCIENCE NOTE
The distance around the Earth depends on where you measure:
Equatorial Circumference
- Distance: ~24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers)
- The equator is the widest part of the Earth.
Polar Circumference
- Distance: ~24,860 miles (40,008 kilometers)
- Slightly shorter due to the Earth’s oblate spheroid shape (flattened at the poles).
This difference arises because the Earth’s rotation causes a bulge at the equator.
The Earth is spinning at approximately 1,000 miles per hour (1,609 kilometers per hour) at the equator.
- Circumference at the Equator
- Rotation Period
- Rotational Speed
Key Points
- At the equator, the rotational speed is ~1,038 mph (1,669 km/h).
- The speed decreases as you move toward the poles because the circumference of the latitude circle shrinks.
- At the poles, the rotational speed is effectively 0 mph since you’re simply spinning in place.