OT: Speed of light

David H Wild dhwild at talktalk.net
Wed Feb 13 14:16:29 EST 2008


In article <5LednYnShMTspS7anZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d at comcast.com>,
   Jeff Schwab <jeff at schwabcenter.com> wrote:
> We (Americans) all measure our weight in pounds.  People talk about how
> much less they would weigh on the moon, in pounds, or even near the
> equator (where the Earth's radius is slightly higher).

Their weight on the moon would be exactly the same as on earth if they used
a balance with weights on the other side of the fulcrum.

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