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PralineCrunch t1_ja9a4if wrote

Reply to comment by ZerexTheCool in ELI5 how pounds can be converted to kg by cheeseunused

Would be interesting to have a space-scale that measures mass by pushing on and then stopping it.

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Fred2718 t1_ja9dl7c wrote

That is exactly how "space scales" work. Astronauts get wobbled back and forth by the scale, which compares the force to the movement, and computes the mass.

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