Phat Unplugged

remember - a pound is a unit of weight. a kilogram is a unit of mass.on the earth's surface 2.2 kilograms WEIGHS about a pound. yes, on the moon a gathering of gold enough to weigh a pound on the scale on the moon would still weigh a pound, but it would be about 6 times as much gold.2.2 kg of gold would weigh about a pound on earth, but only 1/6th of a pound on the moon, but it still be 2.2 kg.please keep weight and mass separated in your brain.

Phat writes: Yet the Webb telescope has a gold mirror. And many satellites have gold parts on them because of the minimal chemical interaction.The Apollo Astronauts had a major weight budget to meet. if gold was necessary it would have been carried. a smuggled sandwich in your uniform after you were weighed before getting into the capsule was courting with disaster.

Taq stumbles: weighs, not how much mass....and on the surface of the earth, a pound corresponds to what .453592 kg would weigh.