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by colordrops 829 days ago
Yes it is, didn't Einstein say that gravity and acceleration are indistinguishable
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"Zero-g" is different to "zero gravity". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlessness
The whole microgravity thing is pedantic, yes tidal forces exist, but at human scales they are not detectable.
In free-fall, the object is primarily being accelerated by gravity.
Yes but this is indistinguishable from the perspective of the falling object.