Eli5: when traveling on a boat going 40 mph, how can a bee hover with the boat if it wasn’t already in motion?

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I get that when you throw a ball in the air while traveling, it will go up at the same speed you’re moving at, but for a bee to be going on about it’s business like it’s nothing, traveling at 40 mph.. it doesn’t make any sense

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Is the air around the boat moving with it? If so, then the bee is moving with the air. It has to do a little bit of work to get moving but it’s getting a free ride from the air.

Often if it strays a bit out of the safe zone and catches some wind it’ll get carried away instantly.

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