Block in boat - OT, NO metal just brain
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 19:33:08 +0000, Ian Stirling wrote:
Mark Rand wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:20:06 -0800, "Ken Davey" wrote:
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Now; For a clue as to why I think this is true I would like to pose another
question.
At what distance from the center of the earth, would the block be
'heaviest'?
There has to be a 'simple' answer for this.
Objects are heaviest at the surface of the earth. IIRC Gravity is proportional
to distance-from-centre/radius below the centre and proportional to
distance-from-centre/radius^2 above the centre.
Given a homogenous spherical earth.
If the boat is in a mountain lake, it may work the other way.
Just to be pedantic - if you had an homogenous earth you wouldn't have a
mountain lake.
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Neil
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