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A man launched from a moving truck in the opposite direction - at the same speed the truck was traveling. (mstdn.social)
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This experiment spectacularly showed how relative speed works.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They'd just be flung out by the perceived centripetal force (actually the outward swing of the backend of the vehicle's flatbed there).

Although the more I think about it, maybe not? As long as the catapult sends the cargo/"human" at the same speed as the very tip of the end of the flatbed, maybe it would be fine?

Disclaimer: imagining this with a fever isn't helping.