Because the utricle is not exactly horizontal, vertical acceleration causes a sensation of tilting: Up -> tilting backward Down -> tipping forward
Gider entering thermal; false nose-up pitch felt. Glider entering sink; false nose-down pitch sensed. (The oculogravic illusion makes us "see" this.) Arrested descent: Blindfolded pilot resumes descent at 2/3 rate.
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