I im in a train going at 100 mph and i walk the same direction at 4 mph does this mean im travling at 104 mph?

Question

I im in a train going at 100 mph and i walk the same direction at 4 mph does this mean im travling at 104 mph?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

if you are on a train that is going 100mph and you walk up the coridors at 4mph  then you need to take into concideration if your  traveling with or against the rotation of the earth. as you need to add or subtract the speed the earth rotates at to get a true speed.

Answer 4

No!! if you walk backwards on the same train are you then travelling at 96 mph???

Answer 5

Yes, if you are walking inside the train while it is traveling.  Problem is - where can you find a 4 mile long train?

Answer 6

Basically yes

Answer 7

it depends, on what U use as Ur reference point, speed is all relative, from a point on the train Ur travelling at 4 mph, for a point on the track Ur travelling at 104mph, and from a train doing 100mph in the opposite direction Ur relative speed is 204mph.

it all depends oh what U use as a reference point

Answer 8

sure, like you jump up in the air in an airplane and come down in the back of the plane

Answer 9

Relative to the outside world, if somebody watched you from the road through the trains window then you would appear to be going 104mph.

Relative to the inside of the train and its passengers you would only be going at 4mph.

Answer 10

Relative to the surface of the earth, yes. The train is moving you at 100mph, and you are moving forward in it at 4 miles per hour.. But its all relative; the train is moving you, and you are inside it...

Answer 11

100% certain... yes... you are traveling relative to the earth at 104 mph ... watch out for the camera's lol

Answer 12

actually ... if you want to go 104 you must walk in the OTHER direction to get 100 MPH train PLUS 4 MPH walking to equal 104...

Answer 13

No you Dumbass

Answer 14

In relation to the ground yes,as you would find out if you stepped out the back of the train !

Answer 15

No, you are still travelling at the speed at which you are being conveyed by the train.

Answer 16

i think the answer is still 100 miles per hour to be 104 you would be infront of train.

Answer 17

yes; but not for very long.

Answer 18

sure, where are ya going?

Answer 19

no you are travelling at 4mph speed is relevent to your surroundings

Answer 20

Actually if u wanna be really technical.. You're actually travelling 50,104 m.p.h... ! If u take into account that the earth spins at 50,000 m.p.h... Bet that got you thinking!

Answer 21

die hard 2 is on,  i'll work it out later

Answer 22

if you are walking in the same direction as the train is travelling you are travelling at 104 with respect to the surface of the earth , but like the other question you posted the only thing that is supposed to be absolute is the speed of light, everything else is relative, which is why he called in them the general and special theories of relativity

Answer 23

Wow, the answers are all over the place on this one.

It is the same difference as with aircraft when speaking of air speed, verses ground speed.

If walking at 4 MPH in the train you are riding, in the same dirsction of travel, YOU are moving at 4 MPH.

The train itself is moving 100 MPH.

Your speed, relative to the ground, will be 104 MPH,

If walking in the opposite direction of travel, your ground speed will be 96 MPH.