Re: [Phys-l] feeling gravity, or not

[Chuck Britton <cvbritton@earthlink.net>]

At 10:57  -0400 on 10/28/06, John Denker wrote concerning [Phys-l] 
feeling gravity, or not :
> On 10/27/2006 04:31 PM, Edmiston, Mike wrote:?
>
> >  I say there is distortion and I say I feel gravity.  I
> >  realize if you put me in free fall the sensation is different.  So what?
>
> I'll tell you what.  Thereby hangs the entire tale.  See below.
>
> >  If you stand me on earth and turn off gravity that will feel different
> >  also.  That is, if there were a gravity switch, and you strapped me to a
> >  chair bolted to earth, and then you turn gravity on and off, I could
> >  sense the difference between off and on. And I wouldn't only sense the
> >  difference in my butt.  I would sense it all over.
>
> That claim is implausible and unsubstantiated.  In other words, PbBA.
>
> Is there any physics principle or equation that supports this claim?


Let's call it a 'gut feeling'.
Your innards will shift up and down as the gravitational field is 
turned off and on.

Perhaps this is a 'non-local' feeling.

'Non-local' seems to be at the heart of clearing up many of these 
'paradoxical' questions.

No physics principle or equation - just a gut feeling.