Eli5: How are flies so much faster than us?

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Eli5: How are flies so much faster than us?

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Its relativity, the plane above seems to move very slowly from your perspective, however, its moving incredibly fast.
Consider this concept, where you are the plane and the fly is the observer, from a greater distance and different reference point,you appear to move alot slower than you actually are