When you’re flying in an airplane, why does it seem like it’s moving so slow

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When you’re flying in an airplane, why does it seem like it’s moving so slow

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The same reason that while driving on the highway mountains in the distance don’t look like they’re moving fast but you’re still moving at highway speeds.

They’re far away.

Commercial aircraft can fly at 40,000 feet. The ground is about 7 1/2 miles away.