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Remember, the force of gravity on you is pretty much constant and unchanging. However, the degree to which you 'feel' it depends on whether or not something is pushing back up at you, to balance/resist your weight. If we assume that the elevator is going at a constant speed, then we know that the net force on your body must be zero, since you are not accelerating. Therefore the elevator is still supplying an upward force to resist your weight, and you will still feel heavy. You will only feel lighter if the lift is allowed to accelerate downwards. We can justify all this with equations. If R is the force pushing up against your feet (which makes you feel heavy) then acceleration (a) = (mg - R) / m Rearranging: R = mg - ma Dividing through by mg gives an expression for the proportion of ordinary weight felt: R/mg = 1 - a/g
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell because you are, lets round gravity up to 10m/s and if the elevator moves up at 5m/s you now weigh 50% more so if you are 100lbs you would weigh 150lbs same applies for going down if the elevator moves down at 5m/s you would weigh 50% less or 50lbs
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∙ 10y agoWhenever you accelerate downward you reduce your resistance to the force of gravity.
If you don't resist the force of gravity at all ... that's weightlessness.
But you never get weightlessness on a working elevator, only a partial reduction.
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∙ 12y agothe gravity pulls you down
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What are the two forces acting on you in an elevator?
1). The force of gravity attracts you downward. 2). The floor of the elevator car exerts an upward force on the bottom of your feet. When #1 is greater than #2, you accelerate downward, and you feel lighter than normal. That happens when the car is starting to go down, or finishing going up. When #2 is greater than #1, you accelerate upward, and you feel heavier than normal. That happens when the car is starting to go up, or finishing going down. When #1 and #2 are equal, you don't accelerate at all, and your weight feels normal. That happens when the car is standing still, or rising at a steady speed, or dropping at a steady speed.
