Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes voted in

Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by nolok on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:32PM (#33662583)

> Earth weighs around one ronnagram

I think this is a error by nature.com, and Earth weighs around 5.97 ronnagram

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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by Jedd on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:21PM (#33665609)

I think it's possible both statements are incorrect.

The earth's mass may well be 5.97 ronnagrams.

The weight of the earth would be measured in newtons, yes?

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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by 01acheru on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:35PM (#33665724)

Weight in relation to what? The Earth sits in the void of space, it is like a free falling apple.

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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by k_sze on Saturday November 19, 2022 @12:08AM (#33667149)

I believe you are correct. Within the gravitational field around it, the whole Earth is in free fall and has no weight.

The Earth has a mass, however.

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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by Jedd on Sunday November 20, 2022 @08:02AM (#33680580)

Thanks for rephrasing. This was the crux of my observation.

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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by bfung on Saturday November 19, 2022 @02:23AM (#33667902)

Agree with Earth’s “weight”, disappointed a physics website would make such a silly error!

> void of space, it is like a free falling apple

falling where in space??? =p ;)

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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by 01acheru on Saturday November 19, 2022 @06:09AM (#33669128)

Everything is relative :)

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