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Re: definition of weight (again)



Read the (ancient) Sci Fi classic 'Mission of Gravity' by Hal
Clement. It's a BEAUTIFUL exposition of the 'g' that people really
experience and geologists really measure.
It includes the rotational effects of the planet in addition to the
masses involved.



At 4:35 PM -0500 on 2/8/02, Herbert H Gottlieb wrote
On Fri, 08 Feb 2002 15:24:17 -0600 Gary Karshner <karshner@STMARYTX.EDU>
writes:
Larry,
You do realize that scales not only read wrong on an
elevator, but anywhere on Earth except the North pole!
Gary

What kind of wonderful scales do they have at the North Pole?
Why don't the Eskimos ship some of them down here??

Herb
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