Eli5: What would happen if I pour water out of a bottle in a falling Elevator?

Question

What would happen? Would the water hit the roof of the elevator since the elevator is falling rapidly?

I thought about it when I put Eye Drops in an elevator.

In: Physics

Answer 1

It depends if your falling faster or slower than the rate that water falls at. If the lavatory is falling faster than the water would be if you poured it out then the water would go up but if it’s a slow elevator fall then the water would go to floor like normal. Same way that if you jump while an elevator is falling very quickly you will go to the ceiling of the elevator