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I totally lack the physics knowledge to reach a mathematical conclusion to this problem myself- but I have been wrestling with a scenario in my head for a long time that I hope someone a bit more erudite can answer- here's how it plays out.
Whenever I drive past one of those large car carrier trucks (that dealerships use to transport 10 or more cars), I notice the ramp they use for the top row of cars. My inner John Woo lights up and I start thinking-
I am going 65 mph, the car carrier in front of my is going 65 mph.
If the car carrier happened to be empty (no cars), and a latch were to break, causing the ramp they use to load cars onto the beds to hit the road and start shooting sparks-I have an opportunity for a great action sequence.
If I mash the accelerator to 80mph and drive up this ramp, with the car carrier still traveling at 65mph, what happens? Do I rocket off of the ramp with the velocity of my car + the moving car carrier, or do I roll along the top of the carrier until I drop off the front of the truck, at the same velocity as if I'd passed him on the left. I'm mixed up because this ramp becomes the "road", once I start traveling on it, but that "road" is moving at 65 mph.
Somebody please help or I'm just going to have to give it a shot to find out (only kidding).
Whenever I drive past one of those large car carrier trucks (that dealerships use to transport 10 or more cars), I notice the ramp they use for the top row of cars. My inner John Woo lights up and I start thinking-
I am going 65 mph, the car carrier in front of my is going 65 mph.
If the car carrier happened to be empty (no cars), and a latch were to break, causing the ramp they use to load cars onto the beds to hit the road and start shooting sparks-I have an opportunity for a great action sequence.
If I mash the accelerator to 80mph and drive up this ramp, with the car carrier still traveling at 65mph, what happens? Do I rocket off of the ramp with the velocity of my car + the moving car carrier, or do I roll along the top of the carrier until I drop off the front of the truck, at the same velocity as if I'd passed him on the left. I'm mixed up because this ramp becomes the "road", once I start traveling on it, but that "road" is moving at 65 mph.
Somebody please help or I'm just going to have to give it a shot to find out (only kidding).