Re: What is weight? (was Re: Internal or external?)

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

Regarding:

> ...  The tub is placed in an elevator that may be accelerated and is at a
> location where g is approximately 10 N/kg to simplify calculations. ...

One more thing.  It really makes no sense to speak of *the* value of g at
some location.  At *any* location, g can take on *any* value depending
only upon the chosen reference frame.

John Mallinckrodt      mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona          http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm