-=> Quoting JIM HOLSONBACK to LEONARD ERICKSON <=-

 JH> Or, lets think of a simple-minded experiment -  get out on Interstate,
 JH> going 70MPH, and take along a piece of say 8"x8"x8" styrofoam
 JH> insulation.  Hold it out the window at that constant speed, then turn
 JH> it loose - I think you already know that you can expect that you will
 JH> see it decelerate rapidly wrt your constant-velocity vehicle, due to
 JH> the force of wind friction on it.  The air friction effect would be
 JH> even more dramatic at higher vehicle velocity

Yep, also consider that it may have been a chunk of ice...



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