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In the cabin of a plane cruising at 600km/hr, a pillow drops from the overhead bin onto your lap. Why does it not slam into the rear of the compartment? What is it's horizontal speed relative to the ground? Relative to you inside the jetlinder?

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Ground is 600 kilometers per hour
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