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		throwawayben on April 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Weightless cats – Do space cats land on their feet... You don't feel any acceleration from gravity - it can only be determined from other senses like vision or the air flowing over your skin/fur

true_religion on April 11, 2022 [–]

What about inner ear sensations? Or the pressure of your organs pushing against one another?

cecilpl2 on April 13, 2022 | [–]

None of the above. This is because every atom in your body is accelerating at the same rate, so there's no pressure involved.

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