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Zielflug [23.3K]
3 years ago
9

How come in free fall you feel weightless even though gravity is pulling down on you?

Physics
1 answer:
AysviL [449]3 years ago
7 0
Feeling of Weight.

When walking, you feel the weight on your feet, therefore, your brain automatically refers to it as a source of weight.

In the air there is no platform to land on, therefore the brain does not have the conscience to register you getting pulled down. 
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