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Old 05-10-2005, 12:10   #23
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Re: how smart are you -- physics

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Originally Posted by Paul M
8/10

I choose kg for the weight instead of Newtons (who the hell has heard of Newtons for weight ....) & I choose beta radiation for the smoke detector.
kg is MASS, Newtons is weight, which is the same as force.

Think about it, you multiply a mass in kg by an acceleration in ms^-2, the unit of the weight isn't going to be in kg is it?
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