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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Your body acts like a shock absorber. When you go over the bump you can keep your hand in the same plane to compensate for the bump. When it’s in the cup holder it can not compensate for the bump.

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