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Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 12:17:09 2019 No.11151653 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>11151656 >>11151659

Why won't a fly in a speeding car hit the back windshield and die? It can't fly that fast and since it's not touching the car, it shouldn't assume its speed.

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Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:19:47 No.11151656 Report

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>>11151653
It air inside the car is traveling just as fast as the car.

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Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:24:05 No.11151659 Report

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>>11151653
If I throw up a ball, why am I not taken far away from the ball by the quick rotation of earth?

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Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:32:50 No.11151671 Report

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>>11151659
Because the ball took up the speed of earths rotation when it was in your hand.

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Anonymous Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:49:22 No.11151697 Report

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Some of you have never thrown golf balls around a car while racing and it really shows.

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