eli5: pot of water in a car

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Why does an open pot of water swish so much in a car when driving? Do we swish but we’re a “closed pot”?

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>Why does an open pot of water swish so much in a car when driving? Do we swish but we’re a “closed pot”?

We’re less like a pot and more like a bunch of sponges in Ziploc bags. A pot of water has no internal structure. We do. We have organs, and bones, and cartilage, and tissues that hold organs in place. Yes, we swish and slosh, but far less than water in a pot does.

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