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		gricardo99 on April 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Weightless cats – Do space cats land on their feet... That's right, the forces cancel each other out, so that's "zero-g". If you're accelerating, you're experience some "g" force, not "zero-g".

chrischen on April 12, 2022 | [–]

I’m sitting on the toilet right now, and the forces are canceling each other out so that I’m not sitting in the toilet. Is this 0g?

sandworm101 on April 12, 2022 | [–]

Except acceleration due to gravity. Freefall is acceleration without feeling any apparent force.

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