If you run 10mph inside of a train that is moving 100mph, are you moving 110mph or 100mph?

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If you run 10mph inside of a train that is moving 100mph, are you moving 110mph or 100mph?

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You are moving 10 miles on hour. By the 110 mph analogy, one could reasonably argue that you are moving at roughly 67,110 mph due to the movement of the Earth. As previously posted, it is always relative to a stationary object. Sadly, there is no such thing as stationary objects in this universe. Again, it all comes down to spatial relativity.

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