Explain why a person standing near a railway line is sucked towards the railway line when a fast moving train passes.

Between the man and the train, the velocity of air is increased due to the motion of the train resulting in a decrease in pressure according to Bernoulli’s Principle. Behind the man, the flow velocity is lower and pressure is higher. This results in a resultant force towards the train, hence the man is sucked in

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