i simply can not understand how. if you were to stand on a train and jump, you would end up in the same place you were when you jumped. similarly, how do flies fly on a train??

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i simply can not understand how. if you were to stand on a train and jump, you would end up in the same place you were when you jumped. similarly, how do flies fly on a train??

In: Physics

Answer 1

From an outsiders perspective if you’re moving THIS > direction, and you jump in ^ THAT direction, you’re still moving in THIS > direction at the same speed as the train, so you land in the same place you started

From your perspective you’re not moving THIS > direction at all, so you land in the same place you started.