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Free fall in a lift
A model is used to demonstrate what happens when a lift is in free fall. The dummy floats above the lift floor as they both fall to the ground. The dummy appears to be weightless. However, gravity is exerting the same pull on the dummy and the lift, and their weight doesn't change.
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