Friday, 21 November 2014

galilean relativity - Why will you float in free fall with 0 relative acceleration?



Imagine you are in an elevator that is falling freely to the surface of the earth. You begin to float. However you and the elevator have equal acceleration. Why is it that you begin to float with respect to the elevator?




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