A high-speed train is traveling at a constant 150 m/s (about 300 mph) on a straight, horizontal track across the South Pole. Find the angle between a plumb line suspended from the ceiling inside the train and another inside a hut on the ground. In what direction is the plumb line on the train deflected?

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