Can I Jump from a Freefalling Elevator?

[Art]

Those are due to two different effects

Obviously, but I think you will find most people don't realize that. There seems to be a common misconception that the effect of gravity declines rapidly and that going 300 miles straight up into space would render you weightless.

 

[Danger]

ENTER, STAGE LEFT--PF. That's what we're here for.