Gravity and Weightlessness
18/03/08 22:29 Filed in: Physics
I have posted an "online presentation" about
weightlessness and gravity. This has taken some time
to put together since I had to build some stuff
(vomit comet for toys). Anyway, hopefully, you will
find this helpful and useful.
Weightlessness and Gravity
Apparent Weight
Building a Vomit Comet
Weightlessness and Gravity
Apparent Weight
Building a Vomit Comet
The basic idea is to give a credible explanation as
to why astronauts experience "weightlessness". In the
process, I want to demonstrate that it has little to
do with gravity and more to do with the forces
exerted on you by external objects (contact forces).
Here is a video demonstration of "weightlessness" for a model I built:
Here is a video demonstration of "weightlessness" for a model I built:
