Thread: Slug-go weights
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Old 01-30-2006, 09:43 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Redsoxticket
The weight of an object is defined as the force of gravity on the object and may be calculated as the mass times the acceleration of gravity, w = mg.

Weight of nail= (mass of nail) x (acceleration of gravity)

Like nebe said, in otther words the weight is different and so is the mass between the nail a lunker city nail since the acceleration of gravity (9.8 m/s sq.) is constant.
HUH?!?!?!?!?!?

Acceleration and Gravity are not mutually inclusive.Remember the 'ol bowling ball and a feather in a vacuum?Everything being equal the rate at which an object will fall(accelate) is 9.8ft per second/per second. So..................

........which weighs more:a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?A pound is a pound no matter how you look at it.The only differance is size.So.........

.........a 1/32 nail weighs the same as a 1/32 slug-go weight.And trust me nails come in oh so many more varieties than a slug-go weight. Depending on size# a stainless brad is about as small or smaller as a slug-go weight.

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