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No. 400 lb is 1779 newtons on Earth, but 294 newtons on the Moon. Newtons are really what defines the effort needed to lift an object.
by mrb 9y ago
No. 400 lb is 1779 newtons on Earth, but 294 newtons on the Moon. Newtons are really what defines the effort needed to lift an object.
- Roodgorf 9y agoThat's what I was commenting on though; I very well may be wrong, but my understanding was that the weight of things like barbells is measured in pounds-force, not pounds-mass, so if you were going to follow that on the moon you'd need a much more massive set of weights. Though, I suppose if you're saying "I'm taking these exact same weights to the moon to lift" then you're right. I was being unnecessarily pedantic.
- mrb 9y agoI see :)