On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:48:24 GMT, Dave Shrader
wrote:

I am 240 pounds 'mass' on earth. That's a fact.
No, in the US system of measurement your mass is measured in slugs.
your weigh is measured in pounds and is 240# on earth

In the metric system mass is in kg. Again the metric system is easier.
240#=109.091 kg

I am 240 pounds 'mass' on moon. That's a weird assertion!

Your mass is still the same (109.091 kg), but your weight is
considerably less on the moon.


If that assertion is true, who changed the density of the moon??

It has nothing to do with the assertion, but the mass of the moon is
less than the mass of the earth.

The mass of you and the earth sets what you weight on earth.
Your mass and the mass of the moon set what you weigh on the moon. The
mass of the moon is much less than that of earth so you weight much
less on the moon.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
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