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   Paul B. Andersen to All   
   Re: Galaxies don't fly apart because the   
   21 Jan 26 15:31:13   
   
   From: relativity@paulba.no   
      
   Den 20.01.2026 16:07, skrev Maciej Woźniak:   
   > On 1/20/2026 2:54 PM, Paul B. Andersen wrote:   
   >>   
   >> You are standing on the floor in a small room   
   >> without windows with an accelerometer fixed to the wall.   
   >> The accelerometer shows that it is accelerating   
   >> in the direction which to you is upwards.   
   >   
   > Too bad, since I'm no way accelerating that   
   > direction.   
      
   Since you obviously are an expert on acceleration,   
   please answer the following question.   
      
   You are swinging an object around you in a string.   
   Is the object accelerating towards you, or away   
   from you? Or is it not accelerating at all?   
      
   I bet you won't give a sensible answer.   
   You never do.   
      
   >   
   >   
   >> If the accelerometer shows that the acceleration   
   >> is constant 1g, then there is no way you can   
   >> decide whether you are stationary at the ground,   
   >> or if you are accelerating at 1g in a spaceship.   
   >   
   > Like always - you're completely separated from   
   > any reality. Your Shit, indeed, has brainwashed you   
   > most ruthless way. I have dosens of ways to decide   
   > I'm not in any spaceship.   
      
   I will be satisfied if you can name one way of   
   deciding if you are on the ground or in a spaceship.   
      
   The small room has no windows, and is shielded from sound   
   and EM-radiation. All you know is that the accelerometer   
   shows that your proper acceleration is 1g.   
      
   Can you explain one method of deciding that you are not in   
   a spaceship?   
      
   I bet you won't give a sensible answer.   
   You never do.   
      
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   Paul   
      
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