Why do you lurch forward when a car suddenly stops?
Inertia's Loyal Ride
Why do you lurch forward when a car suddenly stops?
The car slams to a stop. The seatbelt grabs you. And for one weird second, your whole body keeps zooming forward like it didn't get the memo. What gives? You weren't running. You were just sitting there. So why does stopping feel like being shoved?
Here's the secret: things hate to change what they're doing. A still rock wants to stay still. A moving thing wants to keep moving, in the same direction, at the same speed, forever. This lazy stubbornness has a name — inertia. Everything has it. You have it too.
