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The Physics of a Free-Fall Wedding

The barrier of true weightless nuptials has yet to be broken

Getting married in apparent weightlessness looks like fun; it's the next best thing to getting married in space.

Keep in mind that I use the terms "apparent" or "simulated" weightlessness, because, as discussed in a previous article, we're not talking about actual weightlessness in these situations. Actual weightlessness requires the absence of a gravitational force.

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