(October 8, 2009 at 5:25 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: I can't imagine that you are seriously ignorant of WHY a balloon with more air would weigh more than a balloon without air, but here goes ...
You did not present any evidence, nor was I aware of any. So I made the request. You see, my mind struggles to understand why "one mole of nitrogen" would weigh more inside a balloon than it did outside of it, for when you inflate a balloon, you are simply transferring molecules from outside the balloon to inside it. Nevertheless, I think leo-rcc made sense of the issue for me.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
