Agora: Relative Motion Experiment
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Physics → Motion → Relative Motion
Hypathia incorrectly guesses how a sack will fall when it is dropped on a moving boat. She observes that the sack behaves as if the boat was stationary. Hypathia believes the same principle can be applied to the Earth: it is moving around the Sun without us realizing it.
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Public Discussion Questions
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If you toss an object straight up in a moving car, why doesn't it fly to the back of the car?
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| 00:48 | Why do you think the sack hit directly below where it was dropped and not where Hypathia had pred... | Timed | 01:00 |
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