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Grade 12th passMechanics

Suppose you are standing in a moving lift (lift moving from top to bottom with constant velocity). Also, you are holding some 25kg box in your hand. Now suppose the lift cable has snapped. So, now the lift will be freely falling body (under earth’s gravitational acceleration). My question is, whether the person will feel the weight of box in freely falling lift (under earth’s gravitational acceleration)?

Profile image of Narasimha Chopparapu
8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Mrigank
8 Years ago
No you will not feel any weight of the box as you yourself will be experiencing the force in the direction box pushes you. So the force which your hands would feel holding the box will be felt while falling.