A thief with a box of 25kg jumps from a tall building in the downward direction. What will be the weight of the box experienced by the the if during downward fall?. Justify

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The weight of box experienced by the thief is zero.As the thief is free fall during the jump both he/she and the box will be weightless during that time.
Both thief and box are under the force due to gravity.Thief don't need lift the box during the fall.So he feel weightlessness of box.

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A thief with a box of 25kg jumps from a tall building in the downward direction. What will be the weight of the box experienced by the the if during downward fall?. Justify

The weight of box experienced by the thief is zero.As the thief is free fall during the jump both he/she and the box will be weightless during that time. Both thief and box are under the force due to gravity.Thief don't need lift the box during the fall.So he feel weightlessness of box.

The weight of box experienced by the thief is zero.As the thief is free fall during the jump both he/she and the box will be weightless during that time.
Both thief and box are under the force due to gravity.Thief don't need lift the box during the fall.So he feel weightlessness of box.