Science
Why do you fall in the forward direction when a moving bus brakes to a stop and fall backwards when it accelerates from rest?
Answer
With the application of brakes, the bus stops but our body tends to continue in the same state of motion because of its inertia. Hence, we fall forward.
An opposite experience is encountered when we are sitting in a bus and the bus begins to move suddenly. Now, we tend to fall backwards. This is because the sudden start of the bus brings motion to the bus. But, our body opposes this motion because of its inertia. Hence, we fall backwards.
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