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Weightlessness
is the absence of weight, as a freely falling body, (dictionary.com, 2017).
The
experience of weightlessness involves no external force pushing or pulling upon
a body, (Wikipedia, 2017).
The
feeling of apparent weight originates from the support you feel from the
ground, (hyperphysics, n.d.).
As
a result, there is a provision of handles in our room and the absence of a
floor. The handles provide easier navigation to different areas of the room.
Zero
gravity is associated with the apparent effect of gravity being a zero. Usually
a body is in a free fall or in orbit, (Dictionary.com, 2017). We ensured that a
zero gravity was established by a self-rotating room. The room being
self-rotating is a non-gravitational force which, creates a simulation of
weight.
References
dictionary.com.
(2017, November 1). weightless. Retrieved from
http://www.dictionary.com: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/weightlessness
Dictionary.com.
(2017, November 1). zero gravity. Retrieved from
http://www.dictionary.com/: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/zero-gravity
hyperphysics.
(n.d.). Feeling weightless when you go over the hump. Retrieved from
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Mechanics/hump.html
Wikipedia. (2017,
September 18). Weightlessness. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlessness
