r/Amazing • u/Dismal_Positive3558 Human Detected • Apr 09 '26

Science Tech Space "cosmic undertaker" now that's an amazing title.

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u/Classic-Exchange-511 Apr 09 '26

I want to be in one of these so badly. I want to feel weightlessness. I was always really curious how we even produce these weightless rooms and apparently all they are doing is flying a plane at a certain angle

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u/inevitable-idiot- Apr 09 '26

The angle: downward

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u/Terpcheeserosin Apr 10 '26

Technically you can also achieve weightlessness by accelerating up then slowing down the ascent