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