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When one walks forward he interacts with the earth what is the momentumm of the recoil of the earth why don't we feel it?
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∙ 9y ago
Without getting into the difference between linear and angular momentum,
it should be enough to simply point out that the Earth's mass is equal to
the mass of something like 60 thousand billion billions of you, and that for
equal momentum, the velocities would be in the inverse of the same ratio.
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The recoil motion is not noticed because of the conservation of momentum and the difference in mass. youxvu + earthxve=0 Say you are 60 kg mass and the earth is 6e24kg mass then the earth's velocity is ve=60/6e24 vu = vue-23 . If you jumpwed a meter a second then the earth moves only 10 picopico meters/second. This is very hard to notice, a 10 trillionth trillionth of a meter/second.
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As you push against the ground (action) Earth pushes you forward (reaction), you have the same effect on the Earth that the Earth has on you, but since the Earth is much heavier, it does not move as much. The change in momentum is identical, however.
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Good question! But difficult to answer. Still more difficult to understand. Most people will not understand the answer. I will try to explain it. When you start the bicycle, you go forward. At the same time earth is pushed backward. (*) Both exerts equal and opposite force. The mass of the earth is too massive. So it can not be noted. When your bicycle stops, it stops due to friction. So this kinetic energy is transmitted to the earth. As a result, the earth is pulled forward. So the kinetic energy is stored in the earth. As I have stated above (*) that the earth is pushed backward. It will be pulled forward to the exact extent to it was pushed backward.When you drop a coin on the earth, it falls down. But that is not the only story. The earth also moves slightly towards the coin. That sounds crazy. Isn't it? But it is a 'fact'. The earth is too massive as compared to the coin. The mass into displacement figure is same for both, earth and coin.
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Can earth push an object forward with a reaction force?
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Depends on your mass, where you're jumping, etc.
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