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From: pjk@hou2a.UUCP (P.KEMP)
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Subject: Re: TARDIS Mass (what is it?) [Full Circle]
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 17:22:56 EDT
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It is true that kilograms are units of mass and
not weight.  Newtons are the units of force in
the mks system.  A one kilogram mass would weigh
9.8 newtons in standard gravity (1g).

However, "kilos" (kilograms) are commonly used
as a unit of weight in most metric standard countries,
I believe.  But, it does seem strange that an educated
Time Lord like Romana (II) would make a statement such as:
"[The TARDIS *weighs*] 5 X 10^6 *kilos* in your gravity."

Probably, since she was speaking to a group of children
at the time, she didn't want to confuse them with
a term like `newtons.'  :-)
[I guess she could've used `stone' instead.  :-) :-)]

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			Paul Kemp
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