{"id":39550,"date":"2024-12-22T13:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=39550"},"modified":"2024-12-22T13:26:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:26:59","slug":"wait-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/12\/22\/wait-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait&#8230; Weight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-0.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-0.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-0.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-0.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-00.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-00.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-00.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-00.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-I.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-I.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-II-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-II-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-II-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-II-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-II.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-II.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-Reggae-II.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-Reggae-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-Reggae-II.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-Reggae-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-Reggae.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-Reggae.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-Reggae.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-Reggae.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp4\"> Wait-Weight-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/Wait-Weight-combo-intro.mp3\"> Wait-Weight-combo-intro.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWait&#8230; weight?<br \/>\n(I&#8221;m an ass&#8230; when it comes to mass)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\n(Oh, oh) Oh, the gravity<br \/>\nI blame my weight on you<br \/>\n(Making me blue, you do)<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t you see&#8230;<br \/>\n(You&#8217;re weighing me down)<br \/>\nDown, down, down<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nYou make how much stuff<br \/>\n(Look awful rough)<br \/>\nEnough!<br \/>\n(Pullin&#8217; on my stuff)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWait&#8230; weight?<br \/>\n(I&#8221;m movin&#8217; to the moon soon)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\n(Oh, oh) Oh, the levity<br \/>\nBlame my weight on gravity<br \/>\n(Pulling on me&#8230; you too)<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t you see&#8230;<br \/>\n(She&#8217;s weighing us down)<br \/>\nDown, down, down<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nYou make how much stuff<br \/>\n(Look awful rough)<br \/>\nEnough!<br \/>\n(Pullin&#8217; on my stuff)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWait&#8230; weight?<br \/>\n(Soon&#8230; I&#8221;ll be movin&#8217; to the moon)<br \/>\nSoon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nYou make how much stuff<br \/>\n(Look awful rough)<br \/>\nEnough!<br \/>\n(Pullin&#8217; on my stuff)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWait&#8230; weight?<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nThe difference between <strong>weight<\/strong> and <strong>mass<\/strong> lies in their definitions, properties, and dependence on gravity:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Mass<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Definition<\/strong>: Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Properties<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is a scalar quantity (it has magnitude but no direction).<\/li>\n<li>Mass remains constant regardless of location (e.g., on Earth, the Moon, or in space).<\/li>\n<li>Measured in kilograms (kg) or grams (g) in the SI system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature<\/strong>: Mass is intrinsic to the object and does not depend on external factors like gravity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: A bowling ball has a mass of 10 kg, no matter where it is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Definition<\/strong>: Weight is the force exerted on an object due to gravity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Properties<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is a vector quantity (it has both magnitude and direction, pointing toward the center of the gravitational source).<\/li>\n<li>Weight depends on the gravitational field strength, so it changes based on location.<\/li>\n<li>Measured in newtons (N) in the SI system.<\/li>\n<li>Calculated using the formula: <span class=\"katex-display\"><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">W=m\u22c5g<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Where:\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">W<\/span><\/span> is weight.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">m<\/span><\/span> is mass.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">g<\/span><\/span> is the gravitational acceleration (approximately <span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">9.8\u2009m\/s2<\/span><\/span> on Earth).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Key Differences<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Aspect<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Mass<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Definition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Amount of matter<\/td>\n<td>Force due to gravity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SI Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Kilogram (kg)<\/td>\n<td>Newton (N)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nature<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Scalar<\/td>\n<td>Vector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dependence<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Constant everywhere<\/td>\n<td>Changes with gravitational field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Formula<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Intrinsic property<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"katex\"><span class=\"katex-mathml\">W=m\u22c5gW = m \\cdot g<\/span><span class=\"katex-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">W<\/span><span class=\"mrel\">=<\/span><\/span><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">m<\/span><span class=\"mbin\">\u22c5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"base\"><span class=\"mord mathnormal\">g<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Mass describes &#8220;how much stuff&#8221; an object contains, while weight describes &#8220;how strongly gravity pulls on that stuff.&#8221; You can think of mass as universal and unchanging, and weight as context-dependent, varying with the local gravitational field.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/what-is-gravity\/\">What is Gravity?<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Also found on the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/say-reggae\/\">Say Reggae<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/rombox\/Narley_Marley\/\">Narley Marley<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VIII\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait-Weight-0.mp3 Wait-Weight-0.mp4 Wait-Weight-00.mp3 Wait-Weight-00.mp4 Wait-Weight-I.mp3 Wait-Weight-I.mp4 Wait-Weight-II-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp3 Wait-Weight-II-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp4 Wait-Weight-II.mp3 Wait-Weight-II.mp4 Wait-Weight-Reggae-II.mp3 Wait-Weight-Reggae-II.mp4 Wait-Weight-Reggae.mp3 Wait-Weight-Reggae.mp4 Wait-Weight-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp3 Wait-Weight-Unplugged-Underground-XI.mp4 Wait-Weight-combo-intro.mp3 [Intro] Wait&#8230; weight? 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