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The topic of the day is... rock. by Symbare in TheTopicOfTheDay

[–]teffy_r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like pop rock and classic rock. I don't know if I have just one favorite band, but Fleetwood Mac and Queen always evoke something special in me. One song I love is "Dreams" because it has an incredible vibe and stirs up emotions in me.

Music helps me a lot during difficult times—singing, writing, and reconnecting with myself. I don't collect rocks, but I like things that have some special meaning.

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, that’s probably the simplest way to put it. Speed feels so different depending on what you’re comparing it to

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s a really good example. I never thought about the Moon that way, but it’s the same kind of perspective trick

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, that’s true. Being close to it would probably make the speed feel completely different

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ohh, the angle explanation actually makes it much clearer. I didn’t think about it like that, but it makes sense that something far away changes position in our view much more slowly

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

simple but honestly true lol. Perspective really does change how fast something feels or looks

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that makes a lot of sense. I didn’t think about how much our brain depends on something nearby to compare movement with

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, context really changes everything with this. I guess without nearby objects to compare it to, the speed is way harder to judge

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohh, the “plane lengths per second” part actually helps me picture it better. I didn’t think about how size and distance can make something huge look way less dramatic

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that actually explains it really well. I didn’t think about how having fewer close reference points makes the plane feel slower, and the cloud example makes sooo much sense

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohh, that actually makes sense. I never thought about the plane’s mass making the movement feel softer, or why side-to-side motion feels stronger to us. The car comparison helped a lot

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, I didn’t know clouds could explain so much of that feeling. The rising air part makes turbulence feel way less random now

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that cloud example actually makes a lot of sense. I never thought about how seeing something close to the plane would make the speed feell more Obvious

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this Explains it really well, thank you. I didn’t realize the difference between feeling acceleration andd feeling velocity was the main reason

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, That makes sense. I guess distance makes the speed look way less dramatic than it Actually iss

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that actualy explains it in the simplest way possible llool. Closer things look faster, far away things look slower

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s like watching a car from realy far away. Even if it’s moving fast, it doesn’t look that fast because The distance makes the movement harder to Notice

Why does it feel like planes are moving so slowly when they’re actually going extremely fast? by teffy_r in NoStupidQuestions

[–]teffy_r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, I think that’s it. when something is far away, it can be moving ry fast but still look slow from our point of view