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I once heard a young boy, maybe five or six. on a bus ask his mother, "If there's a fly flying around in the bus and the bus stops does he feel it?" I've been wondering ever since. What do you think?
 
I once heard a young boy, maybe five or six. on a bus ask his mother, "If there's a fly flying around in the bus and the bus stops does he feel it?" I've been wondering ever since. What do you think?

I'm sure the wind currents change on the bus as it stops, and so therefore the fly probably does feel it in some way.

What do you like to have for breakfast?

my favorite breakfast is eggs benedict... but I rarely get to have that.. so my typical breakfast is a muffin or scone... usually at the beginning of the term I'm all gungho and make breakfast burrito's for the first month.. lol
 
The fly experiences the acceleration and angular acceleration of the bus just like everything else in the bus, including the air, and the bus itself.

If the bus is going 100 mph and the fly is flying inside the bus, is the fly flying at 100 mph? That would depend on the frame of reference of the observer. If the same fly were on a flat bed truck it would be a different story because the air is not traveling at the same rate as the vehicle.
 
The fly experiences the acceleration and angular acceleration of the bus just like everything else in the bus, including the air, and the bus itself.

If the bus is going 100 mph and the fly is flying inside the bus, is the fly flying at 100 mph? That would depend on the frame of reference of the observer. If the same fly were on a flat bed truck it would be a different story because the air is not traveling at the same rate as the vehicle.

If the fly was on the flat bed, it would have to be double strapped to meet DOT regs.
 
The fly experiences the acceleration and angular acceleration of the bus just like everything else in the bus, including the air, and the bus itself.

If the bus is going 100 mph and the fly is flying inside the bus, is the fly flying at 100 mph? That would depend on the frame of reference of the observer. If the same fly were on a flat bed truck it would be a different story because the air is not traveling at the same rate as the vehicle.

oh I forgot... this is your question and answer thread.

If the fly was on the flat bed, it would have to be double strapped to meet DOT regs.

good to know.
 
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