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Old September 12th 06, 05:33 PM posted to rec.org.mensa,sci.space.history,sci.physics,uk.sci.astronomy
BruceS
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Default Earth w/o Magnetosphere, w/o Moon

Mark McIntyre wrote:

The same MM from CLC? Which group of the above are you posting from?

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:23:53 +0000 (UTC), in uk.sci.astronomy , "Brad
Guth" wrote:

the usual twaddle.

I pity your doctors.


I envy them the security of their jobs.

"There is a huge force of gravity between the earth and moon - some 70
million trillion pounds (that's 70 with another 18 zeroes after it), or
30,000 trillion tonnes (that's 30 with 15 zeroes)."



Euh, firstly gravity isn't measured in pounds or tonnes


Why would one not use pounds to measure a force?