How much would a 150 pound person weigh at the summit of Mt. Everest?

[deftron]

Anyone know ?



(150 lb. weight is at sea level)

 

[sash1]

68kg

 

[xanis]

The same I would assume, you're still inside of the Earth's gravitational pull...

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: deftron
Anyone know ?

(150 lb. weight is at sea level)

150 lbs

 

[Ronstang]

Do your own homework.

 

[SVT Cobra]

150lbs, you are still in the earth's gravitational field...while not as great if you were right at the center, the difference is very very miniscule...

 

[Bootprint]

265 lbs

You have to wear that parka and carry all those oxygen tanks up.
He?s farther from the center of the earth, so there?s less gravitational effect. Mountain climbing isn?t much of a way to diet, though. Even at the top of Mount Everest, you will only weigh an ounce or two less than you do at sea level.

 

[deftron]

Originally posted by: Xanis
The same I would assume, you're still inside of the Earth's gravitational pull...

Yeah, but you're farther from the center of the earth (source of gravational pull)

 

[edro]

Because gravity is affected by distance from the center of the attracting the object's mass, I would guess about .001lbs lighter than at sea level.

Interesting explanation... more about topography and the Earth not being a sphere.

This argument / explanation says ~.2% less.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: deftron

Originally posted by: Xanis
The same I would assume, you're still inside of the Earth's gravitational pull...

Yeah, but you're farther from the center of the earth (source of gravational pull)

read my earlier post

 

[Circlenaut]

Originally posted by: edro
Because gravity is affected by distance from the center of the attracting the object's mass, I would guess about .001lbs lighter than at sea level.

Interesting explanation... more about topography and the Earth not being a sphere.

This argument / explanation says ~.2% less.

Whaaa? Wouldn't it be more? Gravity is determined by the amount of mass below you. Since your at the top of a mountain, there's more mass below you then say at sea level.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Pippy

Originally posted by: edro
Because gravity is affected by distance from the center of the attracting the object's mass, I would guess about .001lbs lighter than at sea level.

Interesting explanation... more about topography and the Earth not being a sphere.

This argument / explanation says ~.2% less.

Whaaa? Wouldn't it be more? Gravity is determined by the amount of mass below you. Since your at the top of a mountain, there's more mass below you then say at sea level.

Yeah, but the force diminishes with the square of the distance. Distance away is "worth" a lot more than mass below your feet.

 

[Syringer]

149.99999 lb.

 

[Heifetz]

Originally posted by: Pippy

Originally posted by: edro
Because gravity is affected by distance from the center of the attracting the object's mass, I would guess about .001lbs lighter than at sea level.

Interesting explanation... more about topography and the Earth not being a sphere.

This argument / explanation says ~.2% less.

Whaaa? Wouldn't it be more? Gravity is determined by the amount of mass below you. Since your at the top of a mountain, there's more mass below you then say at sea level.

Much of the mass of earth is at its core. The mass of mt. everest is insignificant compared to the total mass of earth.

 

[BigPoppa]

The change in height from sea level to the top of Everest is tiny compared to the radius of the earth.

Everest height: 8.85 Km.
Earth Radius: ~ 6400Km.

Do the math.

 

[darkxshade]

eleventy billion lbs

 

[bonkers325]

you're just a fat kid arent you fatty? hey, he's just a fat kid! heres come chocolate fatso.

 

[computeerrgghh]

I think the formula would be GMearthMperson/radius but I don't know G for slugs. Mass of the person would be 150/32 sluggs. You can google the rest.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: Syringer
149.99999 lb.

does 149.999999~=150?

 

[Rubycon]

$259.55

 

[IronWing]

The free air elevation correction brings the weight down to 149.58 lbs. However you have to factor in the gravity anomaly created by the mountain and the thickened lithosphere of mountain root as well as the elevation. This will add a bit to the felt weight.

I used the info on page 9 of this link:
http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/Classes/Geop308/308-Gravity-1.pdf

 

[salt9876]

Omg ppl, if you start out at 150lbs, by the time you make it up that mountain, you are going
to lose weight because of your limited food supply and the energy it will take.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Which weighs more, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Which weighs more, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?

none, dont go all newton on my ass

 

[dainthomas]

10.7 stone