Re: mass vs. weight

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From: [Joel Tassie]
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 02:25

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It seems normal to me to use "mass" as a verb.  Because if you say "weigh it"
then you are implying the force of gravity - which is not what you mean at
all.  Therefore you must "mass it."

Aren't semantics great?!?

Joel Tassie
Brookland Cayce High School
Cayce, SC
jtassie@aol.com

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