A man stands in a lift going downwards with uniform velocity. He experiences a loss of weight at the start but not when lift is in uniform motion. Explain why ?
When the lift starts it accelerates downward and afterwards it moves with a constant velocity. Let the acceleration is a.
The the reaction force on the man by the floor of the lift is
So the man feels weight loss. Once the lift achieves constant velocity the acceleration is zero hence he don't experience any weight loss.
The the reaction force on the man by the floor of the lift is
So the man feels weight loss. Once the lift achieves constant velocity the acceleration is zero hence he don't experience any weight loss.