Even when you are sitting completely still, you are still moving extremely fast! Trace thought it would be fun to figure out just how fast we are all moving! How Fast Are You Moving When You Are Sitting Still? http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/71/howfast.html "When, after a long day of running around, you finally find the time to relax in your favorite armchair, nothing seems easier than just sitting still. But have you ever considered how fast you are really moving when it seems you are not moving at all?" Good question - How fast are you moving through the universe right now? http://www.brainstuffshow.com/blog/good-question-how-fast-are-you-moving-through-the-universe-right-now/ "Chances are that you are sitting in a chair right now, so it seems like you are stationary." Speed of the Milky Way in Space http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/PatriciaKong.shtml "As we all know, a galaxy is a massive ensemble of hundreds of millions of stars." How Fast Does Earth Move? http://www.livescience.com/32294-how-fast-does-earth-move.html "As passengers on Earth we are all carried around the sun at a mean velocity of 66,600 mph." How Fast Does the Earth Rotate? http://www.universetoday.com/26623/how-fast-does-the-earth-rotate/ "The ground feels firm and solid beneath your feet. Of course, the Earth is rotating, turning once on its axis every day." How fast are you moving right now? - Tucker Hiatt http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-fast-are-you-moving-right-now-tucker-hiatt Milky Way Galaxy: Facts About Our Galactic Home http://www.space.com/19915-milky-way-galaxy.html "The Milky Way galaxy is most significant to humans because it is home sweet home." How Fast is the Universe Expanding? http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_expansion.html "The expansion or contraction of the universe depends on its content and past history." Speed of Universe's Expansion Measured Better Than Ever http://www.space.com/17884-universe-expansion-speed-hubble-constant.html "The most precise measurement ever made of the speed of the universe's expansion is in, thanks to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and it's a doozy." What is the speed of the Solar System? http://solar-center.stanford.edu/FAQ/Qsolsysspeed.html "Or, how fast is the Sun (Solar System) hurling towards the constellation Hercules?" Watch More: How Scientists Slowed Down Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwkT-4vL3BA What Is El Niño? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjj8qPs6nLc ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq

• published: 28 Sep 2014
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