Carleton, I'm pleased that you accept the word "mass" (or body mass) when mass is intended and force is not intended.
Also "mass divided by volume" is called "density." The term "heavier than" implies a comparison of forces. e.g. Blood is more dense than water. And, a bag of donated blood is heavier than the same bag filled with water. Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:30:43 -0400 >From: "Carleton MacDonald" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:43812] Re: 24 hour time >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> ... > Blood is heavier than water, and the bag has > a mass too. > Carleton > > Who now is scared to use the word "weight" anywhere
