stackyFACTSA massive swinging weight hanging from a high ceiling doesn't mysteriously change directions throughout the day. The pendulum continues swinging in the exact same plane while the planet actively twists beneath it. You aren't watching the weight rotate; you are passively observing your own ground spinning away.
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