In a message dated 2/14/00 5:16:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Beg your pardon Kg is a weight unit in metric and therefore convertable to
pounds >>
Sorry, Mass should not be confused with weight. Mass and weight are two
different quantities. Mass is a term used to measure inertia. The SI unit
of mass is the Kilogram. The weight of an object is equal to the force of
gravity acting on the object and varies with location. For example, an
object weighing 180 pounds on earth will weigh about 30 pounds on the moon.
However, the Mass of an object is the same everywhere. A 10 kg Mass on earth
is a 10 kg Mass on the moon.
Bill Kuehsel
Cold Spring, NY
