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Nyloth
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Hello, I am someone who has no experience in physics other than primary/high school and I have a quick simple question about something I can't wrap my mind around as a complete physics newbie. Please have understanding.
The question: let's say a train is standing still at a point in space (so there is no forces like gravity acting on it). One of the vagons is completelly vacuumed and in the center of that vagon a ball is floating, standing still at its center, not touching any of the vagon's walls. The train begins moving forward in a straight line. What happens to the ball at the center of the vacuumed vagon? Does it remain in that exact place until it is hit by a vagon wall (so that it is completely unnaffected by the trains movement) or does it begin moving with the vagon and only slowly approach the wall opposite wall due to the acelleration? Thank you
The question: let's say a train is standing still at a point in space (so there is no forces like gravity acting on it). One of the vagons is completelly vacuumed and in the center of that vagon a ball is floating, standing still at its center, not touching any of the vagon's walls. The train begins moving forward in a straight line. What happens to the ball at the center of the vacuumed vagon? Does it remain in that exact place until it is hit by a vagon wall (so that it is completely unnaffected by the trains movement) or does it begin moving with the vagon and only slowly approach the wall opposite wall due to the acelleration? Thank you