If Earth Stopped Spinning, the Oceans Would Flee to the Poles and Land Would Ring the Equator
Right now, you're being carried eastward at about 1,670 km/h. That's the speed of Earth's rotation, and the centrifugal force it creates is quietly piling up ocean water at the equator. Stop the spin, and the water would drain toward the poles, leaving a continuous belt of land circling the globe. A thought experiment on how much of the sky and sea we take for granted only exists because the planet keeps turning.