If I were to toss an object in the air inside of my car (or any other moving vehicle) while driving, how does the object not fly backwards, because myself and the vehicle are in motion and moving forward?
What is keeping the object suspended in midair, instead of it flying around because the car is moving?
In: Physics
Objects in motion remain in constant motion, unless acted on by an external force. An object tossed in a car keeps moving forward at the same speed as the car before, during, and after the toss because nothing forces it to stop. It’s the same principle that allows you to walk around on a plane that’s moving at hundreds of km/hr or a planet that’s orbiting a star at 30 km/sec.
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