Why does a cup full of liquid not spill if it hold it up high when a car goes over a speed bump, but spills if I don’t?

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If I know a bump is coming while I’m driving and I hold my cup up high it doesn’t spill. But if I leave it in the cup holder or even hold it around my stomach area, it will spill. I know it’s a physics thing but I never took physics. What causes this?

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Same way I had to teach my kids to carry drinks without lids. Away from your body, your arm can keep it from spilling pretty easily. Tucked against your chest and it’s spilling and sloshing every step

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