jumping in a train

[tamirra]

Ive always puzzled about this one, if your on a train and its moving fairly fast and your standing in the isle if you jump in the air, when you land will you land on the same spot you jumped from, or would the train have moved while your in the air and you land somewhere different.

[dr john]

Same spot: you're moving at the same speed as the train while standing in the aisle (otherwise you'd crash into the end of the carriage).

[Catso]

See this question.

[stevie21]

Before you jump, while standing perfectly still on the train there isn't any force that you feel pushing you backwards.
Such a force doesn't suddenly appear when you jump

[Loosehead]

Yes I think this is becomeing the new "Bran Flakes" question!

This has been asked many times in different forms, the answer is always the same.

[RATTER15]

Bur if you do it on the top of an open topped bus the outside air speed is travelling at a different rate to the bus so you would be blown backwards for sure, I think!!

[turboped]

Well done Zacsmaster, you managed to waste more effort making someone feel bad rather than help with the answer...................in September.

P.S. ignore me I'm in a bad mood!