The Lemon Fool

9873210 wrote:"a pound of potatoes" in commerce* means a quantity of potatoes.

stewamax wrote:

9873210 wrote:"a pound of potatoes" in commerce* means a quantity of potatoes.

But does 1 Newton = 1 apple ?

GoSeigen wrote:

Spet0789 wrote:Even in low Earth orbit, gravity still acts at 80% of the force on the surface! So the number of people who have experienced a far weaker gravity field is even fewer - 25ish I would think.

Despite any issues with units, American astronautical engineers seem to manage quite well! Further underlining the pedantry on display from some here…

Hmm, in low earth orbit I'm not sure they "experience" any gravity as such! I should think their experience is far closer to 0% gravity than 100% gravity.

GS

Spet0789 wrote:

GoSeigen wrote:
Hmm, in low earth orbit I'm not sure they "experience" any gravity as such! I should think their experience is far closer to 0% gravity than 100% gravity.

GS

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

Spet0789 wrote:

GoSeigen wrote:Hmm, in low earth orbit I'm not sure they "experience" any gravity as such! I should think their experience is far closer to 0% gravity than 100% gravity.

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

Spet0789 wrote:They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

XFool wrote:

Spet0789 wrote:They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

Yeah. But how exactly are they "experiencing" gravity? Presumably not by weighing out bags of potatoes...

GoSeigen wrote:

XFool wrote:Yeah. But how exactly are they "experiencing" gravity? Presumably not by weighing out bags of potatoes...

I expect @Spet0789 means they are experiencing gravity by whirling round and round the earth, captured by its gravitational field -- which I suppose is experiencing gravity in a certain sense, but definitely not the same as the rest of us whose coffee remains firmly in the bottom of our cup!


GS