Post #2by eburacum45 » 11.06.2005, 19:11
The mass and diameter of the planet are much more important than the rotational speed of the planet; I suspect that any Earth-like world ould not have a fast enough rotation to effect a noticable change in the the weight of a person on the equator.
At the equator on Earth, your weight is reduced by 0.3% compared to your weight at the poles;
if the Earth span ten times as fast your weight would be reduced by perhaps 3% (without taking into account the effects of the oblate nature of such a fast-spinning world).
I don't think most people would notice a 3% drop in their weight- you probably fluctuate that much over a day or two anyway, depending on diet and fluid intake.