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What Happens When You Jump in an Airplane?

2023-10-03 Science & Technology
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What happens when you jump inside an airplane? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explain the physics inside moving objects and why we don’t seem to notice what speed we are traveling at. Why do you land in the same place when you jump up and down in a moving airplane? We explore physics of moving systems, acceleration, deceleration, and why you want to wear your seatbelt during takeoff and landing. Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson Timestamps: 00:00 - Jumping in a Moving Plane 02:54 - How Far Would You Travel? 6:00 - Moving While Accelerating 9:38 - Upward Velocity in an Elevator

Top Comments (10)

@StarTalk 2023-10-03

We do not endorse jumping in airplanes!

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@donnahaynes8766 2023-10-03

My best personal experience with this is when the plane hit a little turbulence. The drink in my cup, I happened to be holding it at the time, went up a few inches and fell right back in the cup. Not a drop spilled!

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@wavemaker54 2023-10-04

Chuck is the perfect sidekick for you. For a comedian he’s pretty astute about astronomy and physics. Love you guys! Long jumping.

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@TiC0O0 2023-10-07

Petition to make an episode discussing only “Cartoon’s Laws of Physics”

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@dirtyjerde13 2023-10-21

Neil has single handedly reinvigorated my interest in physics I loved it as a kid

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@minniematatamagic2871 2023-10-03

Years ago on the Tower of Terror ride at Disney's MGM theme park my brother would let go of a paper ball right before we were "dropped." The paper hovered in mid air and went up as the ride pulls you down faster than gravity. He was very excited about it.

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@underbedmonstersmusic 2023-10-04

Hello StartTalk team! Have you ever consired to let the viewers add transaltions for other languages in the subtitles? The content is just amazing, it would be great to have more people around the world being able to enjoy it. Cheers from Brazil.

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@SKYWINDAIR 2023-10-03

Loved timing the jump in an elevator as it was going down when I was kid! Fun times haha

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@reynalda5211 2023-10-05

I’ve always had this question for more than 10 years. I’m glad that i came accross this with the exact visual in the thumbnail as i had imagined it

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@WaniaZafar-w1o 2025-04-13

This is the most fun i had learning physics in a while.

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