I did the calculation since no one else did.
and here's a web site for those who didn't.
http://www.calctool.org/CALC/phys/newtonian/centrifugal I made the number's cut-n-pasteable
the mass of the earth is
5972190000000000000000000.00
the mass of the moon is
73476730900000000000000.00
the mass of the earth and the moon is
6045666730900000000000000.
using 637800 meters as the (radius)
you can only use one of the following (linear speed) or (angular speed)
using 2721 mph as the (linear speed) 'I used linear speed
9.15 hours per revolution as the (angular speed)
using 6045666730900000000000000 kg as the (mass)
results are
Centrifugal acceleration = 0.236562 g
Centrifugal force = 1.40252e+25 N (kg-m/s^2)
these are the result from the centrifugal force
calculator.
14025200000000000000000000.00 N (kg-m/s^2)
of course the above would be like having the entire mass of
the earth and moon at a radius of 637800 meters which really
doesn't say much about it , but the below kind of solidifies
the accuracy of the theory we have.
changing the mass in the calculator to only 1 kg
and leaving everything else the way it is
results in a centrifugal force of 2.31988 N
a 1 N force will cause a 1 kg mass to balance or not fall towards the
earths center of gravity.
changing the (linear speed) selector to earth's curent
equatorial rotational speed or equatorial surface linear speed to 1040.4 mph
shows that a 1 kg mass only experiences a centrifugal force
of 0.339163 N
a 2.31988 N force will cause a 1 kg mass to accelerate away from the earths center of gravity.
the taffy pull work's just fine mike.
I suppose we could plug in the current mass of the moon to check.
1.70457e+23
170457000000000000000000.00 N = the centrifugal force
73476730900000000000000.00 kg = the current mass of the moon
85228500000000000000000.00 N = exactly half of the centrifugal force.
I would have to say that the force that accelerated or propelled the moon initially would make up the difference between the two.
exactly like a taffy pull , only there's gravity to slow the taffy down and put it in orbit around the earth.