if you were in a car that drove off the edge of a cliff, why would you be momentarily weightless? would gravity still be acting on you?

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Gwendolyn Barnes

15 March, 10:58

if you were in a car that drove off the edge of a cliff, why would you be momentarily weightless? would gravity still be acting on you?

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Maeve Lang · Answer 1

Answer: Gravity will be on you since you are falling. For instance if you where skydiving you are free falling which will be similar to the car. Therefore gravity does play a role because whatever goes up must come down.