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Originally Posted by Maksutov
Aerich,
All your points are valid. But you're speaking to the deaf, it would appear.
Case in point: consider this post by R.A.F. from way back on December 12, 2004.
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Originally Posted by R.A.F.
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Originally Posted by Evan
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Originally Posted by Jerry
The good news is, Huygen could be landing on a moon that is three times lighter rather than three times heavier
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What??? That statement is just plain ridiculous. |
Agreed. It also demonstrates a basic misunderstanding about how science "works". Planetary bodies are not lighter of heavier...that implies weight. Scientists do not "weigh" these objects...they determine their mass. Weight and mass are 2 different things. I'm surprised that Jerry didn't know that... |
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Good grief Maktosuv, this was a joke! I was making light of the fact that I often transpose numbers - this has already been explained by others.
...And scientist weigh things all the time: I have written a hundred procedures that say "Weigh 0.2 grams of..."
Lighten up!, this is an astronomy board! We're all up in the night!
Edit : wrong mass