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OT: Mass, weight and friction (was: JavaScript: The Definitive Guide)

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From "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de>
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Subject OT: Mass, weight and friction (was: JavaScript: The Definitive Guide)
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Evertjan. wrote:

> Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> wrote on 02 jan 2015 in 
> comp.lang.javascript:
> 
>> Cool, so a pound of feathers *does* weigh more than a pound of gold! 
> 
> Mass is what stuff has, "avoir du pois" in French, 
> weight is its pressure against the ground.
> 
> So no, it weighs less, 
> as the feathers with the same mass as the gold have more volume,
> and so their upward pressure by the surrounding air has more effect.

I strongly suggest to discuss these issues in a newsgroup where are on
topic, because somebody with a sound knowledge of physics and concern
for the topic might care to solve this confusion.

[F'up2 sci.physics]

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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