Hum.. I don't know about that, sure that may hold true with no athmosphere but helium being lighter than air, creates lift, and thus less weight, even though the mass would be larger.
(I got no idea how we got into this discussion on a Datsun forum!) James Cox > >Yes. A frame full of helium would have more mass than a frame under >complete vacuum, therefore gravity would exert a larger force on the >helium cos of one of Newton's laws, Force = mass * acceleration (ie even >though helium is lighter than air, it's still heavier than nothing) You >can't really use vacuum filled tyres though :) > >Aren't these digressions great? Who'd have thought there was a use for >high school physics > >- Tom > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
