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I didn't ask you about it, lol
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I think what I'm feeling is weightlessness, which according to wikipedia is defined as the total absense of G-forces. Your body is accustomed to feeling the mechanical forces that cause the sensation of weight, so when you jump off something, common sense says that you "feel" the elimination of that force.
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A lot of the drop rides do not free fall. They are typically slower or faster than gravity due to friction or being actually pulled down faster.
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Interesting piece from wikipedia, explaining that we do "feel" the effects of weightlessness:
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So basically because we hold ourselves up, we feel our weight.
and when we fall with nothing supporting us. "In the absence of this force, a person would be in free-fall, and would experience weightlessness." |
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As if we had any question this guy was a bad ass (or a little off his rocker)... here are some of his other jumps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Io1DgObCs&feature=plcp
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What I'm gathering from Homeslice. "Dear Einstein. You're a dumbass Sincerely, Homeslice"
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