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You and a friend stand still on an escalator. A stationary observer sees you moving at a speed of 0.35 m/s. From your frame of reference, what is the speed of your friend?

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Just imagine that the whole world spins around your escalator. You see, the world goes 0.35 m/s and your friend stands with you, so his speed is 0.

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It's 0 m/s because you're both moving on the same machine at the same speed, so it appears that they're not moving
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