Inertia: The tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.
If a car is accelerating at 70 mph and there is a fly inside at the back windshield...does the fly have to fly 71 mph to hit the front windshield or does it experience inertia....??
2007-03-24 09:33:26 · 4 answers · asked by LittleBit 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
think about this, inertia is the tendency to stay still....and a fly cant fly 71 mph, i think thats not even possible...lol yea its more of a brain teaser but i was just curious cause i dont no the answer....
2007-03-24 13:20:21 · update #1
As the car speeds up, the fly will hit the back winshield which will accelerate his body to the speed of the car.
Yes, inertia keeps him going... want proof? hit the brakes and watch the fly hit the front windshield.
2007-03-24 14:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fly would hit you in the back of the head and fly around your face causing a wreck which would decrease your speed to a sudden stop in which you would hit the front windshield at 71 mph
hows that!
2007-03-24 17:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Kitkat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ohhhh... seems like you are not much interested in Physics.
anyways, the fly will hafta move at 70 just to be at rest with respect to the car and not hitting any of the back or front windshield. it will have to go above 70 to hit the front windshield. but why would a fly like to hit a front windshield ????
2007-03-24 16:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really a riddle, but the fly would be able to hit the front windshield without flying at 71 miles and hour.
Hockeyguru
2007-03-24 16:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋