Tips and insights from a veteran piano and Alexander Technique Teacher. After suffering from tendinitis for 10 years, Kay started exploring ways to teach for more physical freedom. She now adds sensory training and continues to research how brain studies direct better ways to teach and learn with simple, enjoyable applications.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Cans of Word Worms: Now, Weight! Part Four
So here comes the "hardcore" physics part of the story. Weight and mass are not the same thing. As defined in Part Three, mass is a constant, and weight changes depending on the force of gravity. This is why people become weightless in space, but they still have mass, because weight is determined by the force of gravity on mass. No gravity, no weight.
