Posted by me on Monday, September 26, 2011 at 3:02am.
(R2 -R1)*w, where
w is the angular velocity of the Earth in radians/s
R2 and R1 are the distances of the top and bottom of the building from the center of the Earth.
Note that R2 - R1 is the height of the building, so you do not need to use the Earth's radius in the calculation.
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