> > Nonetheless, it seems to me that this
> > distinction here between weight and mass is a bunch of irrelevant
> > nitpicking by pointy-headed scientist types. To *most* human critters on
> > the planet, they're the same thing, practically speaking. Sheesh. >
> Try and stop a submarine at flank speed and you'll care a lot about mass > vs weight.
>
> Ditto figuring out the acceleration of a blimp.
Both are things I have to be concerned about every day.
Luigi