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  1. Elevator paradox (physics), Elevator paradox: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Elevator Paradox, Elevator paradox: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

Definitions from Wikipedia (Elevator paradox)

noun:  The elevator paradox is a paradox first noted by Marvin Stern and George Gamow, physicists who had offices on different floors of a multi-story building.
noun:  The elevator paradox relates to a hydrometer placed on an "elevator" or vertical conveyor that, by moving to different elevations, changes the atmospheric pressure.


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