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Timeline for A fly in an accelerating car

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Jan 20, 2023 at 0:02 comment added Quillo Another answer in the duplicate question: physics.stackexchange.com/a/746253/226902 (assuming that the "mosquito" behaves as "dust").
Jan 19, 2023 at 22:02 answer added aghostinthefigures timeline score: 0
Jun 7, 2017 at 11:39 comment added Kaizer Sozay This question has bothered me since I was three years old.
Apr 4, 2017 at 8:11 answer added Vivekanand Mohapatra timeline score: 0
Apr 27, 2013 at 14:16 history protected Qmechanic
Feb 11, 2013 at 14:00 answer added Alan Rominger timeline score: 3
Feb 11, 2013 at 13:36 answer added JKL timeline score: 0
Feb 11, 2013 at 4:27 history edited Terry Bollinger
This is *mostly* a fluid dynamics question, so I added that flag!
Feb 11, 2013 at 2:50 comment added David Z @Terry ah yes, I missed that. Of course this would have been a better question if it specifically referenced that earlier one.
Feb 11, 2013 at 2:48 history reopened David Z
Feb 11, 2013 at 2:44 comment added Terry Bollinger @DavidZaslavsky, please re-read the earlier question and reconsider: This is not a duplicate of the earlier question now listed in the title. The earlier question was about Galilean relativity for an unaccelerated frame, and was straightforward to answer. This question is specifically about the effects of acceleration, and that transforms it into a very different and much more complex question about fluid dynamics, specifically settling rates of small objects under acceleration. Please re-read both questions; I don't even thing this one really needs re-phrasing, as it mentions acceleration.
Feb 10, 2013 at 5:03 history closed David Z exact duplicate
Feb 9, 2013 at 23:32 review Close votes
Feb 10, 2013 at 2:19
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:13 review First posts
Feb 9, 2013 at 23:16
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:10 comment added Fly @Qmechanic Wow duplicate-ception
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:09 comment added Qmechanic More on flies in cars: physics.stackexchange.com/q/22256/2451 and links therein.
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:07 history edited Qmechanic CC BY-SA 3.0
retagged; retitled;
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:04 comment added Fly I think the fly will slam into the back window for the same reason as a person will be pushed into his seat
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:02 answer added Terry Bollinger timeline score: 23
Feb 9, 2013 at 22:01 comment added Vibert Please start by telling us what you think, and why.
Feb 9, 2013 at 21:56 history asked Fly CC BY-SA 3.0