chrisman10 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 What is the force called when your pulled towards a fast moving car. I have noticed whenever a car zooms past me going like 100 km/h it seems to almost drag me towards it. Can someone please explain. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blahah Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's because the car displaces a volume of air, and is followed by a region of low pressure. As the car goes past air from the area surrounding its path flows into the low pressure region behind the car, and if you're standing close you get pulled along with the moving air around you. At least that's what I always figured was happening, perhaps someone else can put it in more formal language and correct the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisman10 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Seems pretty reasonable to contemplate. Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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