ELi5: Why is it that if you are in a moving train and jump, you stay in the same spot, but if you stand on top of a moving train and jump, you do not?

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ELi5: Why is it that if you are in a moving train and jump, you stay in the same spot, but if you stand on top of a moving train and jump, you do not?

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The gaseous matter inside the train that surrounds you is also moving forward. The gaseous matter outside the train that surrounds you is flying past you / pushing you back.

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