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Elevator Thought Experiment | Genius


I’d like to continue our work together

I’d like to continue our work together so why don’t you come to Prague with me

so why don’t you come to Prague with me

so why don’t you come to Prague with me Yakov

Yakov

Yakov maybe I could get your position at the

maybe I could get your position at the

maybe I could get your position at the University we’d have time to work on

University we’d have time to work on

University we’d have time to work on accelerated motion

accelerated motion

accelerated motion Albert’s I am flattered but I’ve

Albert’s I am flattered but I’ve

Albert’s I am flattered but I’ve received another offer a proposition no

received another offer a proposition no

received another offer a proposition no assistant to Philipp Lenard well then

assistant to Philipp Lenard well then

assistant to Philipp Lenard well then had the genius of course you must accept

had the genius of course you must accept

had the genius of course you must accept yes but he’s got a bit of a reputation

yes but he’s got a bit of a reputation

yes but he’s got a bit of a reputation quite a taskmaster apparently honestly I

quite a taskmaster apparently honestly I

quite a taskmaster apparently honestly I get a pit in my stomach just thinking

get a pit in my stomach just thinking

get a pit in my stomach just thinking about it I know how you feel in Salzburg

about it I know how you feel in Salzburg

about it I know how you feel in Salzburg I was so nervous before my lecture I

I was so nervous before my lecture I

I was so nervous before my lecture I thought my heart was going to stop right

thought my heart was going to stop right

thought my heart was going to stop right in the elevator

in the elevator

in the elevator actually I imagined something very

actually I imagined something very

actually I imagined something very strange so the elevator were falling and

strange so the elevator were falling and

strange so the elevator were falling and I was just floating inside it was

I was just floating inside it was

I was just floating inside it was terrifying at first but then suddenly

terrifying at first but then suddenly

terrifying at first but then suddenly It was as if what

It was as if what

It was as if what as if I had no weight at all

because a falling man does not feel his

because a falling man does not feel his own weight me for my papers all falling

own weight me for my papers all falling

own weight me for my papers all falling at the same rate so I couldn’t feel the

at the same rate so I couldn’t feel the

at the same rate so I couldn’t feel the pressure of the floor on my feet but

pressure of the floor on my feet but

pressure of the floor on my feet but what if the elevator was rising

I’d be accelerating in the opposite

I’d be accelerating in the opposite direction they would produce the

direction they would produce the

direction they would produce the opposite effect you’ll see the floor I’d

opposite effect you’ll see the floor I’d

opposite effect you’ll see the floor I’d be glued to it as I am no that’s gravity

be glued to it as I am no that’s gravity

be glued to it as I am no that’s gravity exactly I should have seen it before

exactly I should have seen it before

exactly I should have seen it before this is so simple so beautiful

this is so simple so beautiful

this is so simple so beautiful acceleration and gravity are the same

acceleration and gravity are the same

acceleration and gravity are the same thing this is the idea I had been

thing this is the idea I had been

thing this is the idea I had been missing to complete relativity this may

missing to complete relativity this may

missing to complete relativity this may just be one of the happiest thoughts of

just be one of the happiest thoughts of

just be one of the happiest thoughts of my life

my life

my life [Music]

[Music]

[Music] you

you

you [Music]

[Music]

[Music] Oh

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