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Yes, thanks to einstein for figuring out that gravity is basically the same thing as acceleration. To measure gravity you measure acceleration. For example I am sitting here in a chair accelerating 9.8 M/s^2 upwards to countereffect the force of gravity on me which does the same but in the downward direction.

At least I think thats how it goes.
Ops, did that sound like an insult? What I meant is that Einstein was the one who proposed that acceleration is the same thing as gravity. Sorry if it came off wrong.