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Re: mass of flying things
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:50:41 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Christopher Tracey writes:
> I think I know the answer to this already but I wanted to make sure with
> the physics masters here.
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> If I have a sealed container with an organism flying around (not
> resting) inside of it, can I weigh the container and get a mass that
> includes the mass of the organism?
I'd think so. If it's a sealed container, then when the flying creature
does whatever it does to fly (flap its wings, levitate, whatever) it's going
to push against the air, which will in turn push against the container,
yielding the right amount of mass for the whole closed system.
Unless the creature is levitating by manipulating the force of gravity, just
because it's flying, it won't change the fact that the entire container
still has the same amount of mass.
(I guess all those science classes I took in college talking about closed
systems finally paid off!)
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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| (...) Mass would remain the same, but accurately measuring the weight might be tricky if the contents were bobbing up and down. Here's someone else's answer: (URL) J (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| I think I know the answer to this already but I wanted to make sure with the physics masters here. If I have a sealed container with an organism flying around (not resting) inside of it, can I weigh the container and get a mass that includes the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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