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Comment by NetMageSCW

4 days ago

That is not correct. There is no upward acceleration causing the 1G felt in a chair on Earth.

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layer8  4 days ago

There is in general relativity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_acceleration

"Similarly, standing on a non-rotating planet (and on earth for practical purposes) observers experience an upward proper-acceleration due to the normal force exerted by the earth on the bottom of their shoes."

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