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"Kilogram" confusion: If you weigh a stationary object in "kilograms" and divide the result by about $9.8$, does that tell you the mass of the object?
Update: I appreciate all of the answers very much
In a way, I'm delighted to find that such a simple question has generated so much disagreement (most of which can be attributed to issues with wording,...
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Why $\rm kg$ in daily life but not $\rm kg~m/s^2$? [duplicate]
I had a question regarding weight so here I begin
W=mg (where w=weight,m=mass,g=gravitational acceleration)
w= kg*m/s^2(kg is the si unit for mass and weight , m/s^2 is the si unit of gravitation)
w= ...
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Why does a person carry more weight when sitting down?
Today, while shopping for a chair at a shopping mall, I saw this poster regarding the amount of weight a person is carrying when doing various activities. When standing upright, one carries 100% of ...
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Do the weights of two liquids not add when mixed?
I was given an interesting dilemma today. A co-worker saw me adding a liquid (Diisopropyl ethylamine AKA DIPEA) to a flask filled with another liquid (Tetrahydrofuran AKA THF). I needed to weigh out ...
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How to calculate the weight of a TV, mounted on a different type of brackets and positioned at different swirling angles? [closed]
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So basically I want to calculate the weight/pressure of TV that I want to mount on my wall so I can on my own later on find the right anchors, right fittings, and TBH I am interested in ...
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How much weight can be supported by the air blown from a hair dryer? [closed]
How much weight can be supported/levitated by the air blown from a typical hairdryer? For example, when you place a piece of paper over it, it usually floats, but the same won't happen for a car.
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Should these be called "weights" or "masses"? [closed]
Yeah, those circular metal disks. Weights or masses? I call them weights because when I attach them to a spring I'm interested in their weight, but it feels odd saying a "Pick up the 100g weight". "...
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Why do we use kilograms instead of newtons to measure weight in everyday life?
What was the reason to use kilograms to measure weight (e.g. body weight, market vegetables etc.) instead of using newtons in everyday life?
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When we do pull-ups, does the bar takes more weight than when we hang down on the bar?
When I do pull-ups, I feel I push down to the bar. But does the bar really take more weight than just hang down?
For people who don't know pull-ups and hang down, here is an illustration.
Left: Hang ...
