You find yourself stranded on the middle of a frozen pond. The surface is so slick you are unable to get any traction. In an effort to save yourself, you take off your boot and throw it toward the west. This results in... A. you staying put. B. you sliding off to the east slower than the boot's speed. C. you sliding off to the east faster than the boot's speed. D. you sliding off to the west faster than the boot's speed. E. you sliding off to the west slower than the boot's speed.

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You find yourself stranded on the middle of a frozen pond. The surface is so slick you are unable to get any traction. In an effort to save yourself, you take off your boot and throw it toward the west. This results in...
  
A. you staying put.
 
 
 
 
  
B. you sliding off to the east slower than the boot's speed.
 
 
 
 
  
C. you sliding off to the east faster than the boot's speed.
 
 
 
 
  
D. you sliding off to the west faster than the boot's speed.
 
 
 
 
  
E. you sliding off to the west slower than the boot's speed.
 
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