Re: moving vs stationary weights

[leaking pen]

actually, there have been tests done showing theres no difference between the two.  a steel ball deflection test in which they measured the change in deflection from a large aircraft passing over at different speeds.  sr71, i believe, at the same time as they did the atomic clock testing, showing the change in time at higher speeds.

On 4/12/06, Harry Veeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Those tests focus on inertial mass instead of gravitational mass.
 

Harry

leaking pen wrote:

actually, its opposite.  its been shown that as velocity increases, the objects mass increases as well.  

On 4/12/06, Harry Veeder < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

If you are bicycling fast enough you can cross a wooden plank spanning ditch
before the plank breaks.

Normally we say this is because it takes time for the plank to deform and
break when subjected to a weight.

However, consider for a moment an alternative and naive(?) explanation: it
because you weigh less when you are moving than when you are stationary. The
idea is your motion reduces your gravitational mass ( independently of your
inertial mass) while gravitational acceleration remains unchanged.

While this theory is probably wrong, it would be easy to test in practice.
See my 40k pdf file for an illustration of the theory.

http://web.ncf.ca/eo200/dynamics/testing_weight.pdf

Another test would be to take a bathroom scale on a plane or a train and
weigh oneself. Has anyone done this by chance?

Harry

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