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this is really bothering me since i was a kid

youre sitting in your car and you saw a fly just buzzing about and when the car is now moving you still see the fly not thrown off or smash to the window even if the car accelerates seems like the fly still there....

does this something to do with gravity or something
 
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No, it's to do with the air inside the car travelling at the same speed as the car, the air appears to be still because you (& the fly)are also travelling at the same speed as the air & the car.


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You can just open a window and watch the fly get confused


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