What does the moi feel like?

Jim Busby jim_busby@byu.edu
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:29:48 -0700


Asses...? It got me too Garret. Thanks John :-)

Jim Busby

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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
John Hartman
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:06 PM
To: traylorg@equaltemperament.com; College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: What does the moi feel like?

Garret E. Traylor wrote:
> John,
> I got a good laugh and morning coffee up my nose after reading this...
could
> you clarify this sentence?
> <I expect that we don't naturally feel the weight of inertia since we
have
> gravity to help up asses the mass of objects when ever we need to. >


Garret,

Well I did say it was a speculation. I was trying to say that humans 
don't have a natural sense of inertia. They do have a sense of weight 
which in some cases helps to determine inertia. If we had evolved in a 
weightless environment we probably would have a clearer idea of inertia.


John Hartman RPT

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