As in like, whenever you’re in car and it’s off the ground for a split second or when you’re in a plane that is descending fast
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Our body is built to work with gravity. It’s always there so we never really notice it unless we hang upside-down or fall. The weightlessness of falling is usually a moment at most – maybe 15 feet off a diving board for most people – so we’re actually less used to that than the feeling of gravity being sideways or upside-down.
Consider a rollercoaster, being accelerated into the back of the seat, coming to a stop, or going around a turn all feel normal, because there is an acceleration force being felt even though it’s an odd direction.
Going over a hill, or a plane in freefall, is a different feeling of weightlessness that we don’t often experience. And when combined with the visual aspect of knowing that you’re attached to something, your mind can kinda freak out a bit, similar to motion-sickness.
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