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On Fri, 12 May 2000, Rick Tarara wrote:say
. . .
For someone
standing on a scale, this is still a downward force (since the scale
actually reads the upwards force of the scale) ...
Given the third law, this may be a philosophical point, but I wouldn't
that. I would say that the scale can only "read" a force that is exertedan
*on* it.
. . .
3) The now introduced definition of weight as the downward force of
object on it's support--a contact force.I hope I have been consistent in previous discussions in making it clear
. . .
that this is my preferred definition of "weight." >
John Mallinckrodt mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm