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A Good Question?
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zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
Depends on where you drive around the world. If you drive around the North Pole, you are driving "around the world." (smaller circumference) In the summer you would always see the sun, and in the winter, never.
copestag
Android Expert
yes you would eventually see the sun....
if you were at the equator on the opposite side of earth as the sun traveling west at approx 1000mph+- you could keep pace with the sun and keep it on the opposite side of the planet as you for a few months........ but since the earth not only rotates on its axis it also rotates around the sun........ this means that the opposite side would now be the near side every 6 months.......
without knowing the the exact coverage of sunlight I couldnt say the exact number of months youd see sunlight or darkness
this of course assumes you maintain a constant speed..... you could of course do the calculations and vary your speed accordingly and actually never see the sun
if you were at the equator on the opposite side of earth as the sun traveling west at approx 1000mph+- you could keep pace with the sun and keep it on the opposite side of the planet as you for a few months........ but since the earth not only rotates on its axis it also rotates around the sun........ this means that the opposite side would now be the near side every 6 months.......
without knowing the the exact coverage of sunlight I couldnt say the exact number of months youd see sunlight or darkness
this of course assumes you maintain a constant speed..... you could of course do the calculations and vary your speed accordingly and actually never see the sun
330D
From My Cold Dead Hands
But definitely not in a car. It takes longer than 24 hours to drive just across the U.S.
lordofthereef
Android Expert
If you could drive a car around the world trying to beat the sun, would you ever see daylight?
You would have to drive at around 622 miles per hour (according to Top Gear). If you could do that, and bypass water, and you started in complete darkness, you would continue driving in complete darkeness (ie not see the sun).
lordofthereef
Android Expert
You make the assumption that this theoretical car is going in the same exact line/pattern all the time at a steady speed.
gamergotgame90
Newbie
I agree with this.
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