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No, g also equals omega^2 r. The angular velocity omega is the same for head and feet, leaving only the change to r. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_motion#Formulas

(So what's wrong with g = v^2/r? Nothing -- both v and r change in that change to g. To first order, they cancel out in the change to v/r, leaving only a linear factor.)



You are right, I was had made a very ugly mistake I guess


No worries! It's a natural mistake.




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