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Weight & Weightlessness
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You're standing on a bathroom scale inside an elevator. The elevator suddenly accelerates UPWARD.
What happens to the scale reading?
A
It stays the same — your weight doesn't change
B
It goes UP — you feel heavier
C
It goes DOWN — the elevator lifts you
D
It fluctuates randomly
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