• Question: If you were to jump off a train moving at a constant velocity, would you land on your feet or fall over?

    Asked by mimi1097 to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: James Holloway

      James Holloway answered on 18 Mar 2013:


      well if it was going fast you could land on your feet but you’d still fall over, and probably hurt yourself in the process.

    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 18 Mar 2013:


      depends on the speed of the train – some trains in India go really slowly, and a successful jump is probably possible.

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