Mystery #2Tier 2gravity / falling / forces

Why does your stomach seem to lift on a rollercoaster drop?

You reach the top of the rollercoaster, the track tips down, and for one wild second your stomach feels like it floats up into your chest. But your stomach has not gone anywhere, it is still strapped inside you. So what is that lifting feeling really?

A rollercoaster train cresting the top of a tall hill just before the steep drop — Photo: Airtime Thrills Raw Footage · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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