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This is a tricky one, because the scale should read in kilograms,
which is a unit of mass, not weight; and mass is constant
irrespective of local gravity. |
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Bathroom scales actually measure force, in Newtons, and convert
that using an assumed general value of g to kilos. |
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On a body with a different value of g, the downforce changes,
but the mass (and inertia) are constant. |
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Nice. You have to give it a direction and a position in the universe, the scale gives an astronomically accurate, weight. |
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Now that we have more than one bathroom, I wait
considerably less. |
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Add measurements at the equator, the poles, on top
of Mt. Everest, and the earth's outer core for
the fun of it. |
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