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No, we cannot directly measure the weight of an object while it is falling freely. Weight is the force experienced by an object due to gravity, and it is typically measured when the object is at rest on a supporting surface.

When an object is falling freely, it is in a state of free fall, where the only force acting on it is gravity. In this case, the object is not in contact with any surface, and there is no opposing force to measure its weight against.

However, during free fall, the object experiences a sensation of weightlessness because the force of gravity and the acceleration of the fall cancel each other out. This phenomenon is commonly observed in astronauts in space or during parabolic flights.

If you want to determine the weight of an object, you would typically measure it when the object is not in free fall, but rather resting on a surface or suspended from a support where it is not experiencing acceleration due to gravity.

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