On 25 Jul 2003 04:37:03 GMT, danehog@aol.comradical (Dane Martin)
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>>>>>>>>>> and why do you think mass has anything to do with the
difference
>>>>>>>>>> between internal and external pressure or the amount
of
>>>>>>>>>> wide-spreadedness some matter can sustain till it gets
>>>>>>>>>> ripped apart? IMHO it's the matter which matters, and
>>>>>>>>>> not any kind of "weight" the whole body would have.
am
>>>>>>>>>> I wrong that no general-purpose formula does exist
which
>>>>>>>>>> would only depend on mass and not on material, and
which
>>>>>>>>>> would tell when something is about to get ripped apart?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Mass is a measure of the matter in something.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Weight is a product of mass and an acceleration (/gravity).
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> So, something's density is its mass over its volume, and
>>>>>>>>> so on.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I think that's what you're asking?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>no, it doesn't tell me when and where things break/explode...
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Isn't there a formula or algorithm for that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>no, at least not for ants...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>but then, if you know where I could find such an algorithm,
>>>>>>maybe I could extend it to ants?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ants are made from atoms.
>>
>>>>Ants aren't the only things made from atoms.
>>> 
>>> Of course they are. Didn't you ever pay attention to Hanna-Barbara?
>>
>>Of course I did! I just don't remember much... I'm getting old, you know.
>
>Fair enough. It's not like their cartoons were horribly memorable... except for
>Hong Kong Fooey, of course! Number one superguy!
>
>Hong Kong Fooey is the only reason the Cartoon Network should exist.

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