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.
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If the elevator were supported or falling through air (which would slow down the elevator), it would still hit the ground.
If it was in free fall and there was no air to slow it down, the water would neither hit the ceiling or the wall it would float. [Exactly like this.](https://youtu.be/o8TssbmY-GM?t=101)
The International Space Station is constantly falling. It’s just moving so quickly to the side that it keeps missing the earth. This is called an orbit.
The only way it hits the ceiling is if something like a rocket is pushing it downwards faster than gravity.
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