Am I really weightless ?

[Blackwood]

Weight = the force applied to mass by gravity.

So again, if I tape a scale to my feet and jump out of a plane, am I weightless? If so, why am I falling?

 

[Breatholder]

I'll supply the duct tape..Prove it LOL

 

[Blackwood]

Someone WAY smarter than me already did.

 

[Hoomi]

Man, we sure are proving to be a bunch of science nerds...

 

[boulderjohn]

44 posts so far and I still don't understand the purpose of this thread.

 

[ianr33]

Weight = the force applied to mass by gravity.

So again, if I tape a scale to my feet and jump out of a plane, am I weightless? If so, why am I falling?

You will most certainly not be weightless when the scale hits the ground.

I used to rockclimb a lot. Often got asked if I had ever hurt myself falling. Always replied that falling was painless but stopping hurt like hell.

 

[Blackwood]

haha yup.

 

[imwright1985]

in theory negating the drag the scale has your weightless relatave to the scale but with earth your not weightless

 

[Breatholder]

44 posts so far and I still don't understand the purpose of this thread.

It started out by asking what a divers weight would
be under water and what would it take to lift that
diver to the surface. From there as with all SB posts
it contorted into such subjects as rashes,weightless
reasons,rock climbing,space travel,alien craft, and
duct tapeing bathroom scales to someone and tossing
them out of an airplane. Just consider it inexpensive
entertainment John.

 

[Hoomi]

It started out by asking what a divers weight would
be under water and what would it take to lift that
diver to the surface. From there as with all SB posts
it contorted into such subjects as rashes,weightless
reasons,rock climbing,space travel,alien craft, and
duct tapeing bathroom scales to someone and tossing
them out of an airplane. Just consider it inexpensive
entertainment John.

So we're easily distracted by the oddest thi - SQUIRREL!