Get a bathroom scale and stand on it while riding on an

Chapter 4, Problem 4.84

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Get a bathroom scale and stand on it while riding on an elevator. Watch carefully what happens to your apparent weight (the reading on the scale) as the elevator moves upward or downward as a function of time. What do the readings on the scale tell you about the acceleration of the elevator during the ride?

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