Pound a unit of force

[stewamax]

"a pound of potatoes" in commerce* means a quantity of potatoes.

But does 1 Newton = 1 apple ?

[XFool]

"a pound of potatoes" in commerce* means a quantity of potatoes.

But does 1 Newton = 1 apple ?

Yes. The "Newton" is a variety of apple: https://www.orangepippin.com/varieties/apples/newton-wonder

[Spet0789]

Even in low Earth orbit, gravity still acts at 80% of the force on the surface! So the number of people who have experienced a far weaker gravity field is even fewer - 25ish I would think.

Despite any issues with units, American astronautical engineers seem to manage quite well! Further underlining the pedantry on display from some here…

Hmm, in low earth orbit I'm not sure they "experience" any gravity as such! I should think their experience is far closer to 0% gravity than 100% gravity.

GS

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

[Mike4]

Hmm, in low earth orbit I'm not sure they "experience" any gravity as such! I should think their experience is far closer to 0% gravity than 100% gravity.

GS

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

Lol my personal maxim is "Never trust anyone who says trust me" !!!

[XFool]

Hmm, in low earth orbit I'm not sure they "experience" any gravity as such! I should think their experience is far closer to 0% gravity than 100% gravity.

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

Yeah. But how exactly are they "experiencing" gravity? Presumably not by weighing out bags of potatoes...

[jfgw]

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

They are just travelling in a straight line through space-time.


Julian F. G. W.

[GoSeigen]

They’re in free fall but trust me, gravity is still acting on them.

Yeah. But how exactly are they "experiencing" gravity? Presumably not by weighing out bags of potatoes...

I expect @Spet0789 means they are experiencing gravity by whirling round and round the earth, captured by its gravitational field -- which I suppose is experiencing gravity in a certain sense, but definitely not the same as the rest of us whose coffee remains firmly in the bottom of our cup!


GS

[Spet0789]

Yeah. But how exactly are they "experiencing" gravity? Presumably not by weighing out bags of potatoes...

I expect @Spet0789 means they are experiencing gravity by whirling round and round the earth, captured by its gravitational field -- which I suppose is experiencing gravity in a certain sense, but definitely not the same as the rest of us whose coffee remains firmly in the bottom of our cup!


GS

Exactly! As most astronauts have science or engineering backgrounds, they have more complex ways of experiencing gravity than by using coffee in cups!