Do You Feel Your Weight?

Опубликовано: 27 Февраль 2026
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No. You do not feel your weight. You feel the force normal acting on you. This video shows why and demonstrates what you feel on an elevator. Want Lecture Notes? http://www.flippingphysics.com/appare... This is an AP Physics 1 topic.

0:00 Intro
0:22 Showing that you do not feel your weight
1:10 What does the scale actually measure?
2:10 Elevator example
3:12 Determining your apparent weight on the elevator
4:23 An elevator in free fall!
5:42 Apparent weightlessness

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