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

[John Mallinckrodt <ajm@csupomona.edu>]

Ooooh!!  I LIKE that!  But then I *always* like the cognitive  
conflict produced by carefully considering what's going on in a  
"hovering rocket."

On Oct 28, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Jeffrey Schnick wrote:

> Suppose I sit on a chair bolted to hoverfloor supported 100 feet  
> above the surface of the earth by means of rocket engines.  Two  
> switches are at hand, one labeled earth's gravitational field and  
> the other labeled rockets.  Both are in the on position.  I  
> simultaneously turn both off.  Hmmm.  That feels different.  Which  
> one could I turn back on by itself to get the sensation I was  
> experiencing before I turned them both off?

John Mallinckrodt

Professor of Physics, Cal Poly Pomona
<http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm>

and

Lead Guitarist, Out-Laws of Physics
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