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Is there anything special that can be attribituted to standing on a planet vs. some other mechanism of generating an upward force?
The only unique attribute that I can assign to this case is that it keeps you in a constant part of the planet's curvature of spacetime.
Maybe I can get my point across with an example:
No matter where I stand on Earth, I'm always in a fixed amount of spacetime curvature. If I strap on my rocket belt (gasses expelled downward), jump off a cliff, and dial in any force OTHER than my weight, I will transition through various magnitudes of spacetime curvature.
So, is one's weight only special because it's the amount of force that will keep you in a fixed amount of curvature? Is there something else I'm missing?
Thank you,
Bob Walance
The only unique attribute that I can assign to this case is that it keeps you in a constant part of the planet's curvature of spacetime.
Maybe I can get my point across with an example:
No matter where I stand on Earth, I'm always in a fixed amount of spacetime curvature. If I strap on my rocket belt (gasses expelled downward), jump off a cliff, and dial in any force OTHER than my weight, I will transition through various magnitudes of spacetime curvature.
So, is one's weight only special because it's the amount of force that will keep you in a fixed amount of curvature? Is there something else I'm missing?
Thank you,
Bob Walance