At 12:51 PM 1/22/2007, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
Ah, the mass/weight confusion. Agree with you on that. And no, most such writers don't handle unit conversions in anything like an intelligent way (and I've seen far worse examples, some going to 2 or 3 decimal places ..)
True...
Sometimes I wish more people understood the difference between mass and weight, and the difference between energy and power. It would cut down on some of the gibberish.
That's for sure. It's amazing how many people don't know the difference. Not helped when the mainstream media talks about "body weight problems" when it's really a problem of excess mass. You can reduce your weight by 100% easily, if you have a spare $20 million. Book a vacation on the ISS! ;) But it's only temporary, it all comes back when you reach the ground! ;)
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