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Can a mass be lifted with force less than its weight ?

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Re: Can a mass be lifted with force less than its weight ?
« Reply #200 on: 04/09/2025 17:45:20 »
Quote from: paul cotter on 04/09/2025 16:38:58
Placing a 15kg concrete block on one's abdomen requires one small modification for a fair comparison: the edges need to be rounded off as a sharp edge could cause inordinate pain, even with a much lighter load.
I don't think any modification is necessary, as that would create an inequivalent scenario. When lying on the block, the force is mutual: I push the block with 63.4 kgf, and the block pushes me back with the same force. This is equivalent to placing the same 15-kg concrete block on my abdomen. In other words the block applies 63.4 kgf on my abdomen, then it applies 15 kgf.

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Re: Can a mass be lifted with force less than its weight ?
« Reply #201 on: Today at 01:27:18 »
Quote from: Yahya A.Sharif on 04/09/2025 10:38:05
@Kryptid, can you confirm that you were unable to apply the same 71 kg weight as an inanimate mass over the same area on the abdomen?

I keep forgetting to perform the experiment.
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