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The elevator cable breaks, setting the people in it falling to the ground at an acceleration rate due to gravitational force. Joe asserts that the

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The elevator cable breaks, setting the people in it falling to the ground at an acceleration rate due to gravitational force. Joe asserts that the people in it will still have the same weight as when the elevator was stationary. Maria on the other hand, says the people in it will be "weightlek". Explain the apparent contradiction

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