Re: Mass/Energy Conservation

[Joel Rauber <Joel_Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

> BTW, what's the point of Dave A.'s initial question anyway?
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> David Bowman
> David_Bowman@georgetowncollege.edu

While I can't answer for Dave A. I can say that when I have asked myself
this question I was motivated by the oft heard statements along the lines of
" I ate a pound of chocolate cake and gained two pounds".  So I asked myself
the question, is it possible gain more weight than the weight of the food
you ingest through the mouth that goes down the gullet to your stomach?  I
know how I answer the question, but won't say.  I'll just observe that there
is possibly more mass input than what goes into your mouth to the stomach.

Joel Rauber
Joel_Rauber@sdstate.edu