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		Symmetry on Nov 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Huge Mars Colony Eyed by SpaceX Founder Elon Musk The gravitational field you're in doesn't matter if you're in free-fall.

hazov on Nov 23, 2012 [–]

You're probably right, I am not a physicist, but this is the only when you consider rigid bodies right?

Symmetry on Nov 24, 2012 | [–]

Nope, this is actually just a restatement of one aspect of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which applies to everything.

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