Do shadows weigh anything?

[lordlars]

Very interesting science. it is recorded in the Bible that sick people would be laid on mats on the street so that the passing Peter the apostle’s shadow might fall on them and heal them. Book of Acts chapter 5 verse 15

[Sailboat]

@lordlars

it is recorded in the Bible that sick people would be laid on mats on the street so that the passing Peter the apostle’s shadow might fall on them and heal them.

This was especially effective for the victims of sun poisoning.

[Powers]

@Chronos

In fact, the pound (when not specified as a “pound mass” or “pound force”) is generally assumed by default to mean the force unit. There are plenty of reasons not to use pounds, but “it’s not a force unit” isn’t one of them.

The more astonishing fact to me is that the pound has been defined as a unit of mass as well as one of force.
Powers &8^]

[John_W.Kennedy]

@Powers

The more astonishing fact to me is that the pound has been defined as a unit of mass as well as one of force.

It is because it always was. By the time science had advanced far enough to make the distinction clear, it was too late to change things.

[Exapno_Mapcase]

You can’t win when you’re arguing with a guy whose user name is defined as foot-pounds per minute. You’re dealing with an expert on the subject.

[Rickinator]

a Newton of weight? cromulent? wow, fancy.

[Lumpy]

I wonder how many days after Today’s Question has been moved on before they change the cartoon of the all-but-naked woman?