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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
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Subject: Re: someone asked why weightless 300 miles up in orbit even though gravity is the same (isn't weight still mass * gravity_accelaration?)
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 17:13:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 17:13:15 1985
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> p.s.	Does someone remember the details of the "thought" experiment
> 	involving being in a windowless elevator, and trying to determine
> 	whether	you are accelerating or just plain heavy ?

Sure, what do you want to know?  This example is used in almost
every elementary explanation of the general theory of relativity.