Ron Hitler Barrassi wrote:
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> necoandjeff wrote:
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>> Ron Hitler Barrassi wrote:
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>>>>> Nice try but I didn't say "200kg of mass".
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>>>> Yes, but it would have been better if you did.
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>>> No. It's 200kg of force not mass. This force comes from
>>> accleration. Newton's First?  F=ma.
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>> Hey Brett. Even Kevin's little poodle understands that you have 
>> consistently
>> been talking about mass as if it were a force. Mass is measured in 
>> kilograms
>> buddy., acceleration is measured in meters per second squared, and 
>> force is
>> measured in Newtons (not, unfortunately, Einsteins, though we may 
>> understand
>> if you were confused by this.) A Newton is, surprisingly enough, equal to
>> the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram, one meter per second 
>> squared,
>> as suggested by F=ma. It's good of you to throw out that equation 3 or 4
>> times in the same thread, but you might want to take the time to 
>> understand
>> it first. Arf, arf!!
>>
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> g=1

Funny, I always thought that g=9.8 m/s^2.

- Kevin