- #1
doglover9754
Gold Member
- 84
- 39
If you have seen my past thread about where a ball would end up in a car moving forward then this is kind of an extension of it.
What I was wondering in that thread is where would a ball end up, being thrown straight up in a car driving forward (no windows/AC)? I thought it would land in back of me.
I have just been to Japan and I tried this inside a plane. I figured that a plane is moving faster so why not try it since it’s probably going to have a more noticeable effect (since it’s faster it would maybe land WAY in back of me). So, I tried. I threw a stress ball up in the plane and I caught it in the same place that I threw it. Why? According to one of Newton’s Laws Of Motion, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Shouldn’t it have kept on going up while we keep going forward in the plane resulting in the ball landing behind me? I also tested it with my phone, a heavier object, to make sure that it wasn’t the weight of the object being thrown upwards. The same thing happened. I don’t get it. Can someone explain to me why it isn’t behind me? Is it the height I’m throwing it at? Or some other factor? I’m not sure. Any responses would be greatly appreciated!
What I was wondering in that thread is where would a ball end up, being thrown straight up in a car driving forward (no windows/AC)? I thought it would land in back of me.
I have just been to Japan and I tried this inside a plane. I figured that a plane is moving faster so why not try it since it’s probably going to have a more noticeable effect (since it’s faster it would maybe land WAY in back of me). So, I tried. I threw a stress ball up in the plane and I caught it in the same place that I threw it. Why? According to one of Newton’s Laws Of Motion, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. Shouldn’t it have kept on going up while we keep going forward in the plane resulting in the ball landing behind me? I also tested it with my phone, a heavier object, to make sure that it wasn’t the weight of the object being thrown upwards. The same thing happened. I don’t get it. Can someone explain to me why it isn’t behind me? Is it the height I’m throwing it at? Or some other factor? I’m not sure. Any responses would be greatly appreciated!
Last edited by a moderator: