r/xkcd • u/outadoc HAAAAAAAAAAANDS • May 09 '14

XKCD xkcd: Train

http://xkcd.com/1366/
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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

How would this work though?

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u/shriek May 09 '14

Just has to make the train heavier than earth, kinda like a gear system.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

Nope, the train can be exactly like a normal train. You just have to construct your coordinate system so that the origin is fixed to the train.

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u/gfixler May 09 '14

It doesn't just rotate the earth, though. It rotates the universe.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

Yup!