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by josu 4247 days ago
>versus floating in interstellar space

Versus being inside that an elevator that is being accelerated in interstellar space

This seems like a pretty good explanation: http://www.astronomynotes.com/relativity/s3.htm

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gradi3nt had it right

Free fall feels like floating Standing still (in the presence of the Earth's gravity) feels like being accelerated.