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1930s Airliner Over London
Frank F. Matthews wrote:
Erick T. Barkhuis wrote: Frank F. Matthews: But an ounce of feathers weighs less than an ounce of gold. Then how do you know that both are an ounce? You use the appropriate scales. Who was talking about fish? |
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1930s Airliner Over London
"Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net... "Mike Hunt" postmaster@localhost wrote in message ... Alan S wrote: On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:50:32 -0000, "Ian F." wrote: "Jeff Hacker" wrote in message gy.net... Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how to convert "stone" to "pounds" There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone. or "kilograms," Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-) Ian Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds. Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers. But which would have more mass on the moon ? |
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Miss L. Toe wrote: "Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net... "Mike Hunt" postmaster@localhost wrote in message ... Alan S wrote: On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:50:32 -0000, "Ian F." wrote: "Jeff Hacker" wrote in message digy.net... Sounds interesting. One question from a dumb American - I forgot how to convert "stone" to "pounds" There are 14 pounds (lbs) in a stone. or "kilograms," Don't know about them - they're foreign. ;-) Ian Multiply kg by 2.2 to convert to pounds. Which weighs more? A pound of Gold or a pound of feathers. But which would have more mass on the moon ? Anything which weighs more at a given location has more mass. The mass will not change wherever you move it to. |
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"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message
... Anything which weighs more at a given location has more mass. The mass will not change wherever you move it to. That isn't necessarily true - I asked a Roman Catholic Priest and he assured me that mass in Hong Kong when moved is different from mass in Rome and different again when moved to Patagonia. KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website view over 3,600 live cameras or visit NASA, the Vatican, the Smithsonian, the Louvre, CIA, FBI, and NBA, the White House, Academy Awards, 150 language translators! Visit Hawaii, Israel and more at: http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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1930s Airliner Over London
Alohacyberian wrote: "Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message ... Anything which weighs more at a given location has more mass. The mass will not change wherever you move it to. That isn't necessarily true - I asked a Roman Catholic Priest and he assured me that mass in Hong Kong when moved is different from mass in Rome and different again when moved to Patagonia. KM A mass perhaps but not mass. |
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"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message
... Alohacyberian wrote: "Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message ... Anything which weighs more at a given location has more mass. The mass will not change wherever you move it to. That isn't necessarily true - I asked a Roman Catholic Priest and he assured me that mass in Hong Kong when moved is different from mass in Rome and different again when moved to Patagonia. KM A mass perhaps but not mass. LOL! Well, you didn't say "mass", you wrote, "The mass" - love your sense of humor. KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website view over 3,600 live cameras or visit NASA, the Vatican, the Smithsonian, the Louvre, CIA, FBI, and NBA, the White House, Academy Awards, 150 language translators! Visit Hawaii, Israel and more at: http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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