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When the Earth Stops Spinning. The spin of the Earth starts slowing down dramatically. In this scenario, Earth would stop spinning in as little as five years. ... As the Earth slows, the crust, mantle, and the molten core slow down at different a speed.
This scenario is unique because it doesn't happen overnight, but instead over a given period of time: The Earth revolves at 1,000 miles an hour but is gradually slowing down, yet this slowing is too slow to be noticed on human timescales. But what if it significantly slowed and eventually stopped? (The reason for this is because if the Earth stopped spinning instantly, everything on its surface, including buildings and trees, would be blown away eastward across the planet by winds over thousands of miles per hour, which would kill every living thing on the surface in the process)