Suppose You Are Inside a Smooth- Flying [No Bumps] Jet

question 107

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are inside a smooth- flying [no bumps] jet plane moving at constant speed in a straight line across the Atlantic Ocean. Can you detect this motion [i.e., can you tell that you are moving] without directly or indirectly making use of anything outside of your own reference frame? If so, how could you detect this; and if not, why not?

• A) Yes. For example, if you dropped a coin you would find that it lands to the rear of the drop point.
• B) Yes. For example, if you dropped a coin you would find that it lands to the front of the drop point.
• C) No, because jet planes move far too slowly for such an effect to actually be observed.
• D) No, because of the principle of the constancy of lightspeed.
• E) No, because of the principle of relativity.

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