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A bungee jumper feels weightless as she falls toward the Earth. Obviously the force of gravity has not disappeared simply because she has jumped off a high platform. What accounts for the weightless feeling people get when they fall freely?

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The solution examines the job accounts for weightless feelings. The free falling feeling is determined.

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My mass is suppose m. Acceleration due to gravity is g. The Earth attracts me towards its centre with a force mg. When I am on the floor I exert force mg on it. ...

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