The Unit (was: One-upsmanship (was: Secret Mac))

From: Sridhar the POWERful <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Sat Apr 20 19:29:59 2002

On 21 Apr 2002, Alex White wrote:

> > Ahem. Kilograms don't measure weight. Newtons measure weight.
> I was under the impression Newtons were for mass, and kilograms were for
> weight on Earth factoring in the acceleration due to gravity...

It's the other way around. A Newton is a KgM/s^2.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Sat Apr 20 2002 - 19:29:59 BST