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Can the apparent weight in a elevator accelerating downwards be compared to that of body submerged in a fluid
Can the apparent weight of a person ( here I mean what a weighing scale would read if that person were to stand on it ) in a elevator going downwards( NOTE: the acceleration is less than the ...
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What does it mean that the weight is negative?
In a recent question on the Aviation Stack Exchange, one explained that would cause an autogyro's crash. Basically, it says that the one thing that would make the gyro crash is to unload the motor too ...
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Demystifying the physics of weightlessness in parabolic flights
Parabolic flights are often described roughly as a plane accelerating upward for a certain time and then free falling (thus stopping its thrust) and during the arc-path it takes before falling ...
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What is the true nature of weightlessness?
Suppose you are in an elevator and you and the elevator free-fall under the influence of gravity, you feel weightlessness. This weightlessness is because the Normal Force due to the elevator is $0$ N.
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Trouble understanding the concept of true and apparent weight
I need help understanding the concept of true weight vs apparent weight. I understand this much: if someone is standing in an elevator on a scale, the further up they go the less the reading on the ...
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