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Old December 7th 06, 02:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default A question I'm embarrased to ask - earth's spin



Jose wrote:

"If it were..." (not "if it was...")


You're kidding, right?

Don't confuse weightless with
Mass is the quantity that is conserved,
I wasn't. I didn't know masses changed. By saying "conserved" are you
saying some went away. Do you mean 'constant'?





Weight is the =force= due to gravity on that object. In a free falling
frame, an object is weighless, despite its mass.



If it doesn't weigh anything, why is it falling?

Does it expierience microgravity?