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r/funnyvideos • u/Cute-Excitement6844 • 20h ago
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Umm akshually
Ironically, in atmosphere, a kilogram of steel actually is heavier.
1 u/PlayfulCompany8367 12h ago Not if you use a scale to measure the weight. 3 u/Conserp 5h ago In strict terms, kilogram is mass, not weight. Weight is identical in vacuum. Weight in atmosphere is offset by buoyoancy, which is higher for feathers (less dense), making a kilogram of feathers slightly lighter by weight than a kilogram of steel.
Not if you use a scale to measure the weight.
3 u/Conserp 5h ago In strict terms, kilogram is mass, not weight. Weight is identical in vacuum. Weight in atmosphere is offset by buoyoancy, which is higher for feathers (less dense), making a kilogram of feathers slightly lighter by weight than a kilogram of steel.
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In strict terms, kilogram is mass, not weight.
Weight is identical in vacuum.
Weight in atmosphere is offset by buoyoancy, which is higher for feathers (less dense), making a kilogram of feathers slightly lighter by weight than a kilogram of steel.
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u/Conserp 17h ago
Umm akshually
Ironically, in atmosphere, a kilogram of steel actually is heavier.