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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by colordrops on Monday March 11, 2024 @09:12AM (#39667797)
Yes it is, didn't Einstein say that gravity and acceleration are indistinguishable
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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by someguyihope on Monday March 11, 2024 @09:20AM (#39667872)
"Zero-g" is different to "zero gravity". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlessness
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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by colordrops on Monday March 11, 2024 @01:04PM (#39670709)
The whole microgravity thing is pedantic, yes tidal forces exist, but at human scales they are not detectable.
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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by ceejayoz on Monday March 11, 2024 @09:20AM (#39667879)
In free-fall, the object is primarily being accelerated by gravity.
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Re:Latam Airlines SYD to AKL flight: 50 people treated after... by colordrops on Monday March 11, 2024 @01:03PM (#39670692)
Yes but this is indistinguishable from the perspective of the falling object.
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