with earth rotating at 1000mph, when we launch ourselves from a trampoline how are we landing back at the same spot compared to launching from a moving car

Question

If we jump high enough to reach a hang time of 1 second, the earth would have moved quarter mile.

Also, why haven’t we devised something that allows us to stay suspended instead of using airplanes with max speed of 500mph

In: 2

Answer 1

Because you and the trampoline *and the air surrounding you both* continue to move at 1000 mph in the direction of rotation

Notice the difference with the car scenario?