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   Luigi Fortunati to All   
   Re: Einstein's elevator   
   03 May 22 09:17:57   
   
   From: fortunati.luigi@gmail.com   
      
   Richard Livingston luned=EC 02/05/2022 alle ore 10:36:50 ha scritto:   
   > I'm afraid you are missing the concept that in a gravitational field the   
   > concept of an inertial reference frame is very localized.   
      
   Gravity is not very localized because it does not go from man to   
   elevator.   
      
   Gravity goes from the man-elevator to the center of the earth!   
      
   [Moderator's note: Even if gravity is not localized, the concept of an   
   inertial frame can be. -P.H.]   
      
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