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We have geostationary satellites above the equator, orbiting at the same speed as the earth. Yet any object at the equator is rotating at the same speed as the earth! Why aren't objects at the equator levitating, or geostationary satellites falling to earth?

by /u/CitizenPremier in /r/askscience

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