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Editor's note
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If you’ve ever been in a car when some flying insect was trapped inside then you’ll know how annoying that can be. But does the insect have to fly any faster to keep up with the speed of the travelling car? It’s an interesting question, and one that Kate Wilson answers as part of our ongoing Curious Kids series, where we find an expert to answer the questions that bug our younger readers.
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Sunanda Creagh
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Top story
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Once the car is at steady speed, the insect doesn’t need to be pulled along anymore and it won’t be able to tell that the car is moving.
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Kate Wilson, UNSW
If the insect wants to stay right in front of your nose, it must fly forwards just a little bit when the car is speeding up. But when the car is at constant speed, it only needs to hover.
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