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Old 01-25-2010, 17:50   #9
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Ok, so what does a gram of air weigh?
Depends on the value of G....assuming, of course, that we're at non-relativistic speeds...

However, ignoring those, 0.775 Liters of air should weigh 1 gram - if measured in a vacuum...but if we're at sea level, the air displaced equals the volume of the air weighed, so although the mass is still 1 gram, the weight is now zero.

Maybe I should just switch to mustard.
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