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An astronaut is in a spinning spacecraft creating artificial 1G of "gravity" via centrifugal force. The radius of rotation is small, equivalent to the height of the astronaut, about 6 feet. So his head experiences the equivalent of zero g while his feet experience 1 g.

by /u/Celtiberian2023 in /r/askscience

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