Earth is currently hurtling through space at 107,000 km/h and you cannot feel it
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Earth orbits the Sun at an average speed of 107,000 km/h (29.8 km per second). This is on top of the Sun's own movement through the Milky Way at 828,000 km/h, and the Milky Way's movement through the universe at roughly 2.1 million km/h. You feel none of this because there is no friction and no reference point close enough to make the motion perceptible. From your perspective, you are sitting still. From a distant galaxy's perspective, you are a near-invisible speck moving at millions of km/h.
You are moving at millions of km/h right now and feel absolutely nothing. Motion without friction is indistinguishable from stillness.
The Science Behind It
Earth orbits the Sun at an average speed of 107,000 km/h (29.8 km per second). This is on top of the Sun's own movement through the Milky Way at 828,000 km/h, and the Milky Way's movement through the universe at roughly 2.1 million km/h. You feel none of this because there is no friction and no reference point close enough to make the motion perceptible. From your perspective, you are sitting still. From a distant galaxy's perspective, you are a near-invisible speck moving at millions of km/h.
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