Ok let's lighten this forum up a bit

[EddieM]

If you weigh 100kg on earth (bit of a lardy) how much do you reckon you weigh on the ISS (international space station) ?

 

[Iamchamps]

You only weigh something if you have gravity. The question would be what is your mass on the ISS?

 

[EddieM]

You only weigh something if you have gravity. The question would be what is your mass on the ISS?

Hmmmm (no it's not )

 

[Iamchamps]

Weight is mass x gravity. So your weight would be the same as your mass as having no gravity would mean mass x 0.

 

[rsgaz]

A couple of grams maybe? They are in microgravity, not zero gravity. Oh, and...

(bit of a lardy)

If you ever meet someone like David Haye(just over 100), make sure you remember to call him a lard-ass to his face!!

 

[EddieM]

A couple of grams maybe? They are in microgravity, not zero gravity. Oh, and...

If you ever meet someone like David Haye(just over 100), make sure you remember to call him a lard-ass to his face!!

I'll pass on that.. although he seems like a nice fella.

 

[EddieM]

Weight is mass x gravity. So your weight would be the same as your mass as having no gravity would mean mass x 0.

Well, yes.... and...

 

[Notch7]

88kg

 

[EFLImpudence]

Was it a trick question?

 

[EddieM]

88kg

Why? They're floating around?

 

[EddieM]

Was it a trick question?

Sort of, yes. (well non intuative one)

 

[EFLImpudence]

Why? They're floating around?

No, they aren't. They're travelling around the Earth at 17,500 mph.

Sort of, yes. (well non intuative one)

882 Newtons, then.

 

[EddieM]

No, they aren't. They're travelling around the Earth at 17,500 mph.


882 Newtons, then.

True.. but they appear to be weightless.

 

[Notch7]

The "weightless" environment is caused by the orbital motion of the people inside the space station.

 

[EddieM]

oh dear, apologies to all, I have mixed mass up with weight... I do apologise Anyhow... people on the ISS appear weightless, when they are not, in fact, they weigh about 90% of what they do on earth, but are constantly falling towards earth and due to their speed missing it) At least it made a change from a brexit thread.