Re: Buckets made Lighter

Gene Thompson (gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us)
Fri, 7 May 1999 19:30:46 -0700 (PDT)


Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 19:30:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gene Thompson <gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us>
To: Pinhole Listserv <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: Buckets made Lighter
In-Reply-To: <DJHFILHCIDNCAAAA@shared1-mail.whowhere.com>

Or take everything out of the bucket -- such as in outer space. Not only
is the weight less (especially if you are nowhere near a significant chunk
of stuff), but the mass will be less too as you will be minus the air
filling the bucket. All this, with no covering required.

Ellen Koivisto
George Washington High School
San Francisco