Weight of a Person Riding in an Elevator

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Uploaded by on Jul 10, 2009

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/WeightOfAPersonRidingInAnElevator/

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If you stand on a scale in an elevator accelerating upward, you feel heavier because the elevator's floor presses harder on your feet, and the scale will show a higher reading than when the elevator is at rest. On the other hand, when the elevator moves...

Contributed by: Enrique Zeleny

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