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   Luigi Fortunati to All   
   Re: Einstein's elevator   
   05 May 22 07:26:49   
   
   From: fortunati.luigi@gmail.com   
      
   Luigi Fortunati martedì 03/05/2022 alle ore 10:17:57 ha scritto:   
   > [Moderator's note: Even if gravity is not localized, the concept of an   
   inertial frame can be. -P.H.]   
      
   Ok, so let's ask ourselves who is at rest and who is not in the "local"   
   reference.   
      
   Let us ask ourselves: if the man in the elevator stopped at the floor   
   drops the ball he is holding, is it the ball that falls towards the   
   floor (Newton) or is it the floor that falls towards the ball   
   (Einstein)?   
      
   It is entirely reasonable to imagine that there may be a force capable   
   of accelerating the ball downwards but it takes a lot of faith to be   
   able to accept that there may be a force capable of accelerating the   
   entire Earth towards the ball.   
      
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