batballbat Messages 127 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Dec 28, 2011 #1 If in space when a man is weightless if he pushes himself will he move?
HallsofIvy Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 42,895 Reaction score 983 Dec 28, 2011 #2 No. If he, for example, pushes with his hands on his chest, his chest pushes back on his hands. Those cancel and there is no net force on him.
No. If he, for example, pushes with his hands on his chest, his chest pushes back on his hands. Those cancel and there is no net force on him.