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Why so fast going from America to Ireland?

Wanderer2010 · 2019-06-12 11:24:05

Came home yesterday from Boston to Dublin - just over 5 hours. That's nothing!!! And yet when I went over there it was 7 hours. Ive heard some people say the jet stream pushes it back faster, others say the spin of the earth. Does anyone know the scientific reason why planes seem to arrive much faster from America to…

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12-06-2019 12:24pm

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Came home yesterday from Boston to Dublin - just over 5 hours. That's nothing!!! And yet when I went over there it was 7 hours. Ive heard some people say the jet stream pushes it back faster, others say the spin of the earth. Does anyone know the scientific reason why planes seem to arrive much faster from America to Europe than vice versa?

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