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Re: Mass



Brian Whatcott wrote:

> Mass is the name given to the resistance observed when
> attempting to change the linear speed of some coherent object
> which is otherwise perfectly free to move.

At 06:45 PM 10/18/2004, Cliff P., you responded:

What is the name given to the resistance observed when attempting to change
the direction of a moving object which is otherwise perfectly free to move?

When push comes to shove I tell my students that mass like charge is
something that "stuff" has.

Cliff Parker


I realize it may be difficult to swallow in the physics paradigm, but the
description given above is in fact, adequate.
To change direction is to impart a change of speed in some direction



Brian Whatcott Altus OK Eureka!