Breaking a rowing world record

You are more likely to break a rowing world record at the equator. 🚣🥇⁠ Here's why... ⁠ ⁠ Mathematician, Tom Crawford from @oxford_uni explains the effect the Earth’s rotation has on runners, rowers and throwers. On an everyday level, it may not make much difference, but to an athlete trying to break a world record, it could add up to a lot of wasted effort⁠ ⁠ Tom Crawford will be speaking at New Scientist Live. Find out more: https://live.newscientist.com/