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From: Van E. Neie
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 21:41

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> >
> > In my classes, mass is a verb meaning "to find the mass of."  Weigh is
> > a verb meaning "to find the weight of."
>
> And this is the "verb" for what scientific operation? <g>
>
> LGH
>
Very clever.  If I want to determine the g value, I "gee" it!  We've opened
up a whole new realm of possibilites here.  If I want to know the force
acting on an object (other than its weight, of course), I'll just "force" it.
But now we have a problem--if I want to determine the acceleration of an
object, do I accelerate it?  (We don't like double meanings in physics.)

No offense intended, Cherie.  A little levity late in the afternoon makes
the day more bearable, even if it appears to be at your expense!

Peace.

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Van E. Neie                                      ven@physics.purdue.edu
Purdue University
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