Your weight in space

Classical Mechanics Level 3

Can a scale accurately measure your weight in outer space?

assume: you are out of range of all gravitational pulls of planets.

Probably not, because scales malfunction in space Yes, it will accurately measure your weight No, your actual weight will be different Maybe, because scales are somewhat accurate

Trevor Arashiro by Trevor Arashiro , 22, USA

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Trevor Arashiro
Jun 20, 2014

Yes it can, this is because even though the scale will read 0, your weight is space is still 0. Therefore, it is accurate in measuring your weight but not your mass.

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Well, your weight in space is far from 0 because there will be gravitational force acting on you by earth or any other celestial body for that matter. The magnitude of acceleration due to gravity may not be 9.8m/s^2 but will definitely not be zero. So IMHO the answer should be 'scales malfunction in space' precisely for the reason that they do not measure your weight but the normal reaction and hence will show 'zero' even if your weight is non zero.

Ishan Shah - 6 years, 11 months ago

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agree with you

Hafizh Ahsan Permana - 6 years, 11 months ago

Read the question again. It is clearly stated that assume that you are out of range of all gravitational pulls.

Rushil Desai - 6 years, 11 months ago

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i definitely agree with you.

Mardokay Mosazghi - 6 years, 9 months ago

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